Exynos 990 vs Exynos 1380
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 990 (with Mali-G77 MP11 graphics) and Exynos 1380 (Mali-G68 MP5). 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
- Performs 93% better in floating-point computations
- Supports 72% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 18%) AnTuTu 11 score β 907K vs 767K
- 14% higher CPU clock speed (2730 vs 2400 MHz)
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1380
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Exynos 990
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~14%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 370196 | 320484 |
| GPU | 130687 | 91141 |
| Memory | 151878 | 113558 |
| UX | 254379 | 242528 |
| Total score | 907140 | 767711 |
| Samples | [50 tests] | [113 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 139.9 MB/sec | 146.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 80.6 pages/sec | 64.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 99.8 Mpixels/sec | 109.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 66.4 images/sec | 53.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 98.7 Mpixels/sec | 95.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 10.4 images/sec | 9.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 30.6 images/sec | 27.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.92 Mpixels/sec | 4.23 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | 56 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.47 images/sec | 4.46 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.84 images/sec | 2.17 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.25 Gpixels/sec | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.34 Gpixels/sec | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | 0.14 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 15.8 Gpixels/sec | 9.21 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 955.5 FPS | 538 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 8 tests | 35 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 391 | 279 |
| Stability | 73% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1416 | 808 |
| Stability | 65% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 4 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10705 | 10597 |
| Video editing score | 6884 | 7345 |
| Data manipulation score | 8823 | 10909 |
| Photo editing score | 30928 | 25069 |
| Writing score | 11422 | 16185 |
| Phones tested | 6 models | 8 models |
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 |
Samsung Exynos 1380
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-17 (kotakbass.official) | AnTuTu | 829716 |
| π 2026-09-09 -> Mohammad.Sodaei | AnTuTu | 775543 |
| π 2026-09-03 -> akash12yt | AnTuTu | 714654 |
| π 2026-08-29 -> Jm2ret | AnTuTu | 781013 |
| π 2026-08-29 -> Jm2ret | AnTuTu | 781013 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 990 and Exynos 1380CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.73 GHz β Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz β Cortex-A76 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G68 MP5 |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | Valhall 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 832 MHz | 949 MHz |
| Pipelines | 11 | 5 |
| Shading units | 32 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 352 | 160 |
| FLOPS | 585.7 Gigaflops | 303.7 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| NPU theoretical performance | 15 TOPS | 4.9 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gb/s | 25.6 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 200MP |
| 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 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7350 Mbps | Up to 3790 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | Up to 1280 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | October 2019 | February 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E9830 | S5E8835 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 990 official site | Samsung Exynos 1380 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 2500 | - Samsung Exynos 1580 |
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