Samsung Exynos 980 vs Samsung Exynos 9609

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Which processor is better? We compared Samsung Exynos 980 with Samsung Exynos 9609. 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	4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	8 nm	10 nm
Number of transistors		3000 million
TDP	9 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G76 MP5	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Architecture	Bifrost	Bifrost
GPU frequency	730 MHz	850 MHz
Execution units	5	3
Shaders	80	48
OpenCL API	2.1	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3360x1440	2560x1600
Max camera resolution	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP	1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	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	3.55 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	1.38 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.1	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS