Exynos 980 vs Snapdragon 765G
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 980 (with Mali G76MP5 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 980
- Shows better (up to 5%) AnTuTu 8 score – 334K vs 317K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Exynos
- 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 8
| CPU | 120146 | 103523 |
| GPU | 88635 | 93915 |
| Memory | 62029 | 65489 |
| UX | 62998 | 63805 |
| Total score | 334059 | 317274 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | - | 95.1 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | - | 12.3 images/s |
| Speech recognition | - | 30.3 words/s |
| Machine learning | - | 29.6 images/s |
| Camera shooting | - | 14.2 images/s |
| HTML 5 | - | 1.24 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | - | 515.7 Krows/s |
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 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 980 and Snapdragon 765GCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76) 1x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – 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 | 9 W | 8 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali G76MP5 | Adreno 620 |
| Architecture | Bifrost | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 720 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 | 3 |
| Shading units | 80 | 192 |
| FLOPS | 576 Gigaflops | 582 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | - | 17 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 696 |
| Storage type | 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, 2x 22MP |
| 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. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2550 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1280 Mbps | Up to 210 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | September 2019 | December 2019 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | - | SM7250-AB |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 980 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G official site |
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