Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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	1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 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	7 nm	8 nm
TDP	6 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 690	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 640	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture	Adreno 600	Bifrost
GPU frequency	590 MHz	730 MHz
Execution units	4	5
Shaders	384	80
DirectX	12
OpenCL API	2.0	2.1
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	3360x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture	4K	4K@120fps
Video codec support	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	2 Gbps	3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.316 Gbps	1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS