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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Samsung Exynos 990

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

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Compared fields 42
Different values 27
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Samsung Exynos 990
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
Architecture 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 2.73 GHz - Exynos M52x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A764x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3000 MHz 2730 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP Not available 9 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
L1 cache Not available 192 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 6 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 24 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
GPU Adreno 730 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Valhall
GPU clock 818 MHz 800 MHz
Execution units 3 11
Shaders 768 176
FLOPS 2236 Gigaflops 1196 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2400
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K 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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 3000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 422 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 990
Release December 2021 October 2019
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8450 S5E9830
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0
Devices in database 19 20
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

3.6
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
View details
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X5 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Find X5 Pro

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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5G
Vivo X80 Pro
Vivo

Vivo X80 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 mAh
View details

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
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