Exynos 980 vs Snapdragon 765G
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 980 (with Mali-G76 MP5 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (Adreno 620). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 980
- Supports 101% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 17 GB/s)
- Shows slightly better (up to 7%) AnTuTu 11 score β 640K vs 597K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
- Performs 2.7x better in floating-point computations
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 274118 | 225992 |
| GPU | 61069 | 68730 |
| Memory | 117515 | 118245 |
| UX | 187915 | 185007 |
| Total score | 640617 | 597974 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [11 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 95.1 MB/sec | 87.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 36.6 pages/sec | 46.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 61.6 Mpixels/sec | 61.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 35.3 images/sec | 34.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 59.5 Mpixels/sec | 55.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 6.11 images/sec | 5.41 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 15 images/sec | 15.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.7 Mpixels/sec | 2.58 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 91 tests | 6 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 2.18 images/sec | 1.85 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.32 images/sec | 0.88 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.09 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 4.04 Gpixels/sec | 3.33 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 136.1 FPS | 206.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | - | 4 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 446 |
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 6739 |
| Video editing score | - | 5699 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 7976 |
| Photo editing score | - | 19870 |
| Writing score | - | 11348 |
| Phones tested | - | Less than 3 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 57 FPS [High] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 38 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 29 FPS [Medium] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 67 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 55 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Redmi K30 5G 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 980
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-07 (CORE CHEn) | AnTuTu 11 | 640617 |
| π 2026-03-24 -> Skyblue | AnTuTu 11 | 603944 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-07 (Gruk) | AnTuTu 11 | 641913 |
| π 2026-05-06 (Gruk) | AnTuTu 11 | 641913 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Guitar91) | AnTuTu 11 | 622520 |
| π 2025-11-29 (mxrcovx13) | AnTuTu 11 | 571064 |
| π 2025-11-22 (Artreg) | AnTuTu 11 | 566323 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 980 and Snapdragon 765GCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.4 GHz β Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76) 1x 2.2 GHz β Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G76 MP5 | Adreno 620 |
| Architecture | Bifrost 3rd gen | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 728 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Pipelines | 5 | 2 |
| Shading units | 24 | 192 |
| Total shaders | 120 | 384 |
| FLOPS | 174.7 Gigaflops | 480 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 696 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gb/s | 17 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3360 x 1440 | 3200 x 1800 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 192MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5123 | X52 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 3550 Mbps | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1380 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2019 | December 2019 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E9630 | SM7250-AB |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 980 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G official site |
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