Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with Samsung Exynos 980. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

1279057

Exynos 980

423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

1479

Exynos 980

847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

4952

Exynos 980

1828

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 (Kryo Prime) 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Gold) 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold) 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)	2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	8 nm
TDP	6.3 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	4200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 740	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 700	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	680 MHz	730 MHz
Execution units		5
Shaders		80
OpenCL API	2.0	2.1
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160@60Hz	3360x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture	8K@30fps	4K@120fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps	3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS