Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Samsung Exynos 990

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 with Samsung Exynos 990. 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 860

Exynos 990

742857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 860

996

Exynos 990

835

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 860

2580

Exynos 990

2669

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)	2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	6700 million
TDP	6 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 690	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 640	Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 600	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	675 MHz
Execution units	3	11
Shaders	768	176
DirectX	12.1
OpenCL API	2.0	2.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	3840x2400
Max camera resolution	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP	1x 108MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	5 Gbps	7.35 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	1.24 Gbps	3.67 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.1	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS