Samsung Exynos 980 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

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Which processor is better? We compared Samsung Exynos 980 with Samsung Exynos 1280. 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	2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	8 nm	5 nm
TDP	9 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 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

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G76 MP5	Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Architecture	Bifrost	Valhall
GPU frequency	730 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	5	4
Shaders	80	64
OpenCL API	2.1	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3360x1440	2960x1440@120Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP	1x 108MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	3.55 Gbps	2.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	1.38 Gbps	1.84 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.1	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS