Exynos 990 vs Snapdragon 778G
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 990 (with Mali-G77 MP11 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (Adreno 642). 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 990
- Supports 72% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~45%)
- Performs 33% better in floating-point computations
- Shows better (up to 19%) AnTuTu 10 score – 706K vs 593K
- 14% higher CPU clock speed (2730 vs 2400 MHz)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
- Announced 1-year and 7-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 200722 | 201145 |
| GPU | 194919 | 135347 |
| Memory | 132605 | 127473 |
| UX | 175768 | 126594 |
| Total score | 706884 | 593053 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 126.3 MB/sec | 160 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 68.4 pages/sec | 64.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 90.2 Mpixels/sec | 97.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 60.6 images/sec | 55.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 88.9 Mpixels/sec | 91.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.95 images/sec | 11.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 21 images/sec | 20.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.37 Mpixels/sec | 4.27 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 53% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Score | 4298 | 2462 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 59 FPS [High] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 42 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 27 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 49 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 94 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 53 FPS [High] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Oppo Realme GT Master Edition 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 990 and Snapdragon 778GCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) 3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP | 9 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G77 MP11 | Adreno 642 |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 800 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Execution units | 11 | 2 |
| Shading units | 64 | 384 |
| Total shaders | 704 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 1126 Gigaflops | 844 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 12.1 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 25.6 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 770 |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 36MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5123 | X53 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7350 Mbps | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2019 | May 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E9830 | SM7325 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 990 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site |
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