Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 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 870

700103

Exynos 980

423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 870

991

Exynos 980

847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 870

3362

Exynos 980

1828

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.20 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 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	10 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 698	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2750 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 650	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 600	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	670 MHz	730 MHz
Execution units	2	5
Shaders	512	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@60Hz	3360x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 2x 25MP	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture	8K@30fps	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	7.5 Gbps	3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3 Gbps	1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS