Exynos 990 vs Dimensity 810

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 990 (with Mali-G77 MP11 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 810 (Mali-G57 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Samsung Exynos 990
  • Performs 4.3x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 158% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 17.07 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 59%) AnTuTu 11 score – 907K vs 569K
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (2730 vs 2400 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 810
  • Higher GPU frequency (~28%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Exynos 990 +59%
907140
569913
CPU 370196 228631
GPU 130687 46684
Memory 151878 137506
UX 254379 157092
Total score 907140 569913
Samples [50 tests] [4 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Exynos 990 +79%
1222
Multi-Core Score
Exynos 990 +61%
3060
Asset compression 139.9 MB/sec 93.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 80.6 pages/sec 49 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 99.8 Mpixels/sec 70.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 66.4 images/sec 36.2 images/sec
HDR 98.7 Mpixels/sec 58.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 10.4 images/sec 5.45 images/sec
Photo processing 30.6 images/sec 20.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.92 Mpixels/sec 2.78 Mpixels/sec
Samples 20 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 990 +281%
5261
Background blur 7.47 images/sec 2.12 images/sec
Face detection 3.84 images/sec 1.03 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.25 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.34 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.27 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 4.05 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 955.5 FPS 242.1 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 8 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Exynos 990 +161%
391
Score 391 150
Stability 73% -
Graphics test 3 FPS 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Exynos 990 +286%
1416
Score 1416 367
Stability 65% -
Graphics test 8 FPS 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Exynos 990 +15%
11402
Web score 10705 8724
Video editing score 6884 6058
Data manipulation score 8823 7484
Photo editing score 30928 26572
Writing score 11422 10586
Phones tested 6 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 77 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 42 FPS
[High]
Fortnite - 26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 74 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 56 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 37 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro 5G
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 990
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-16 -> SamsungS8HypeAnTuTu 111236527
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (TimFire)AnTuTu 11868691
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-05 (Chryso27)AnTuTu 11815064
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Ctvy970)AnTuTu 11922959
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (Vinny)AnTuTu 11746630
MediaTek Dimensity 810
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 -> FoausAnTuTu 11576268
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 (Nam)AnTuTu 11608161
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-05 -> Harsha9849AnTuTu 11579097
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-23 (Klim)AnTuTu 11569913
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-28 (Gab)AnTuTu 11560120

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 990 and Dimensity 810

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2730 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G77 MP11 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 832 MHz 1068 MHz
Pipelines 11 2
Shading units 32 32
Total shaders 352 64
FLOPS 585.7 Gigaflops 136.7 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version - 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek NPU 3.0
NPU theoretical performance 15 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 17.07 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 3840 x 2400 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5123 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7350 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2019 August 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9830 MT6833V
Official page Samsung Exynos 990 official site MediaTek Dimensity 810 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 2500 - MediaTek Dimensity 6080

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