Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A75 (Kryo 385 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 385 Silver)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 10 nm 8 nm
TDP 9 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 685 NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0 UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 630 Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost
GPU frequency 700 MHz 730 MHz
Execution units 4 5
Shaders 256 80
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 1.1 2.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160@60Hz 3360x1440
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 4K@120fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 1.2 Gbps 3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 4 2019 Quarter 3
Partnumber SDM845 S5E9630
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Mid-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 845
401054
Exynos 980
423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 845
502
Exynos 980
847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 845
2163
Exynos 980
1828