Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor vs Samsung Exynos 990

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

CPU A

Google Tensor

8 cores 2800 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G78 MP20
Compared fields 42
Different values 28
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Samsung Exynos 990
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle TensorSamsung Exynos 990
Architecture 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.25 GHz - Cortex A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A55 2x 2.73 GHz - Exynos M52x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A764x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 2730 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 10 W 9 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle TensorSamsung Exynos 990
L1 cache Not available 192 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle TensorSamsung Exynos 990
GPU Mali-G78 MP20 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU architecture Valhall Valhall
GPU clock 848 MHz 800 MHz
Execution units 20 11
Shaders 320 176
FLOPS 2171 Gigaflops 1196 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Tensor Processing Unit Yes

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle TensorSamsung Exynos 990
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2400
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationGoogle TensorSamsung Exynos 990
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 3000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 200 Mbps Up to 422 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationGoogle TensorSamsung Exynos 990
Release October 2021 October 2019
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9845 S5E9830
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0
Devices in database 3 20
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Google Tensor

5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6a
Google

Google Pixel 6a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.10 inches)…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4410 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 6 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3120 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5003 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6
Google

Google Pixel 6

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.40 inche…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4614 mAh

Samsung Exynos 990

PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Dual SIM

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 LTE
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 LTE

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED Plus 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4300 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED Plus 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4300 mAh