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Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 990 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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

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Compared fields 42
Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 990 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Samsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 2x 2.73 GHz - Exynos M52x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A764x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2730 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 9 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Samsung Exynos 1580
L1 cache 192 KB Not available
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Samsung Exynos 1580
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Valhall Magellan (RDNA 3)
GPU clock 800 MHz Not available
Execution units 11 Not available
Shaders 176 Not available
FLOPS 1196 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Samsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2400 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
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

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Samsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 422 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 990Samsung Exynos 1580
Release October 2019 October 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9830 S5E8855
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 3.1
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

Samsung Exynos 1580

5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A56

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 234…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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