Samsung Exynos 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Samsung Exynos 980 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
Samsung Exynos 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 980 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Samsung Exynos 980 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 12 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 980 was released in Q4/2019.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G was released in Q3/2020.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (103)
Samsung Exynos 980 (1) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 760 (3)
4 Generation 3
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Kryo 475
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 980 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 980 is 2.20 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G is at 2.80 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A77
A-Core 2.80 GHz
1x Kryo 475 Prime
1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core 2.40 GHz
1x Kryo 475 Gold
-- C-Core 1.80 GHz
6x Kryo 475 Silver

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 696 @ 5.5 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung Exynos 980 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

ARM Mali-G76 MP5 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 620
0.72 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
0.72 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 3 GPU Generation 6
7 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 2
5 Compute units --
80 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

ARM Mali-G76 MP5 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 620
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 980 can use up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G supports up to 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory LPDDR4-3733
12 GB Max. Memory 12 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 980 is --, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 980 is manufactured in 8 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 980 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
8 nm Technology 7 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q4/2019 Release date Q3/2020
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
ARM Mali-G76 MP5 @ 0.72 GHz
260 (42%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
Qualcomm Adreno 620 @ 0.80 GHz
620 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
330665 (93%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
354320 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
710 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1975 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Samsung Exynos 980 Samsung Exynos 980
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
5.5 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
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