Exynos 990 vs Exynos 9810
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 990 (with Mali-G77 MP11 graphics) and Exynos 9810 (Mali-G72 MP18). 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 2.4x better in floating-point computations
- Higher GPU frequency (~45%)
- Supports 53% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 28.7 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 53%) AnTuTu 11 score β 907K vs 594K
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 10 nm)
Pros of Samsung Exynos 9810
- 6% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2730 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 370196 | 257526 |
| GPU | 130687 | 87627 |
| Memory | 151878 | 115805 |
| UX | 254379 | 133327 |
| Total score | 907140 | 594285 |
| Samples | [50 tests] | [43 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 139.9 MB/sec | 123.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 80.6 pages/sec | 73.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 99.8 Mpixels/sec | 84.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 66.4 images/sec | 18.8 images/sec |
| HDR | 98.7 Mpixels/sec | 82.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 10.4 images/sec | 7.01 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 30.6 images/sec | 23.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.92 Mpixels/sec | 3.31 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | 14 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.47 images/sec | 8.29 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.84 images/sec | 4.41 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.25 Gpixels/sec | 0.25 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.34 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | 0.21 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 15.8 Gpixels/sec | 16.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 955.5 FPS | 655.7 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 8 tests | 10 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 391 | - |
| Stability | 73% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1416 | - |
| Stability | 65% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10705 | 5601 |
| Video editing score | 6884 | 5488 |
| Data manipulation score | 8823 | 5650 |
| Photo editing score | 30928 | 9525 |
| Writing score | 11422 | 6250 |
| Phones tested | 6 models | 3 models |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 990
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-11-03 (Bbbb) | AnTuTu 12 | 1004097 |
| π 2026-11-01 (mptech412) | AnTuTu 12 | 1289329 |
| π 2026-10-20 -> Jazari28 | AnTuTu 12 | 993568 |
| π 2026-10-07 (ZailoxTM) | AnTuTu 12 | 1144833 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Tomio.tomato) | AnTuTu 12 | 1064880 |
Samsung Exynos 9810
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-30 (Levi) | AnTuTu 12 | 686392 |
| π 2026-10-28 (Novel) | AnTuTu 12 | 641725 |
| π 2026-10-25 (Denislav Antimov) | AnTuTu 11 | 575109 |
| π 2026-10-18 (Glebby) | AnTuTu 12 | 689294 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Ibzz) | AnTuTu 12 | 612773 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 990 and Exynos 9810CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.73 GHz β Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz β Cortex-A76 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
4x 2.9 GHz β Exynos M3 4x 1.9 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 5.3 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G72 MP18 |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 832 MHz | 572 MHz |
| Pipelines | 11 | 18 |
| Shading units | 32 | 12 |
| Total shaders | 352 | 216 |
| FLOPS | 585.7 Gigaflops | 247.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| NPU theoretical performance | 15 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gb/s | 28.7 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 28MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5123 | Shannon 360 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7350 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | October 2019 | January 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9830 | S5E9810 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 990 official site | Samsung Exynos 9810 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 2200 | - Samsung Exynos 2200 |
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