Exynos 990 vs Snapdragon 855
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 990 (with Mali-G77 MP11 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (Adreno 640). 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
- Higher GPU frequency (~42%)
- Supports 29% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 34.13 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 10%) AnTuTu 11 score β 907K vs 824K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
- Performs 53% better in floating-point computations
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 370196 | 314517 |
| GPU | 130687 | 125449 |
| Memory | 151878 | 150134 |
| UX | 254379 | 234413 |
| Total score | 907140 | 824513 |
| Samples | [50 tests] | [39 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 139.9 MB/sec | 126.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 80.6 pages/sec | 74.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 99.8 Mpixels/sec | 88 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 66.4 images/sec | 57.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 98.7 Mpixels/sec | 89.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 10.4 images/sec | 9.07 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 30.6 images/sec | 20.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.92 Mpixels/sec | 4.06 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | 29 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.47 images/sec | 4.31 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.84 images/sec | 1.84 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.25 Gpixels/sec | 0.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.34 Gpixels/sec | 0.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 15.8 Gpixels/sec | 8.72 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 955.5 FPS | 444 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 8 tests | 19 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 391 | - |
| Stability | 73% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1416 | 876 |
| Stability | 65% | 86% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 5 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10705 | 8813 |
| Video editing score | 6884 | 5956 |
| Data manipulation score | 8823 | 8239 |
| Photo editing score | 30928 | 22485 |
| Writing score | 11422 | 13084 |
| Phones tested | 6 models | 8 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 990
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-16 -> SamsungS8Hype | AnTuTu | 1236527 |
| π 2026-08-14 (TimFire) | AnTuTu | 868691 |
| π 2026-08-05 (Chryso27) | AnTuTu | 815064 |
| π 2026-07-24 (Ctvy970) | AnTuTu | 922959 |
| π 2026-07-16 (Vinny) | AnTuTu | 746630 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Stanley) | AnTuTu | 847934 |
| π 2026-09-06 (pakasraka) | AnTuTu | 763477 |
| π 2026-08-23 (long tran) | GeekBench GPU | 3882 |
| π 2026-08-23 (long tran) | GeekBench CPU | 1000 / 3025 |
| π 2026-08-23 (long tran) | AnTuTu | 884066 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 990 and Snapdragon 855CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.73 GHz β Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz β Cortex-A76 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.84 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2840 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 | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 6.7 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G77 MP11 | Adreno 640 |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 832 MHz | 585 MHz |
| Pipelines | 11 | 3 |
| Shading units | 32 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 352 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 585.7 Gigaflops | 898.5 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 690 |
| NPU theoretical performance | 15 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gb/s | 34.13 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| 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 | X24 LTE, X50 5G |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7350 Mbps | Up to 5000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | Up to 1240 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | October 2019 | December 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9830 | SM8150 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 990 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 2500 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
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