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Samsung Exynos 990 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 990 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
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CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Architecture 2x 2.73 GHz - Exynos M52x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A764x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2730 MHz 4320 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP 9 W 8.2 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
L1 cache 192 KB Not available
L2 cache 1 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 5333 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 Adreno 830
GPU architecture Valhall Adreno 800
GPU clock 800 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution units 11 Not available
Shaders 176 768
FLOPS 1196 Gigaflops 3379.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2400 3840 x 2540
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 422 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.1 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Release October 2019 October 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9830 SM8750-AB
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Devices in database 20 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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
View details PDF
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
View details PDF
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
View details PDF
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
View details PDF

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

5G
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
View details
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25+

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4900 mAh
View details
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
View details
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Pad 4 Pro

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 2400 × 3392 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 12140 mAh
View details
5G
Oppo Find N5
Oppo

Oppo Find N5

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1140 × 2616 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5600 mAh
View details
5G
Honor GT Pro
Honor

Honor GT Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1264 × 2800…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7200 mAh
View details
5G
Honor Magic7 Pro
Honor

Honor Magic7 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5850 mAh
View details
5G
Honor Magic7
Honor

Honor Magic7

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5650 mAh
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