Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 vs Samsung Exynos 980

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 vs Samsung Exynos 980, comparison of GPUs Mali-G76 MP5 and Adreno 610.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 460 is octa-core (Kryo 240) and Exynos 980 is octa-core (Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5, AnTuTu, Quadrant, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, 3DMark, Vellamo, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, PCMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Real Racing 3, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 460 or Exynos 980 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Snapdragon 460

10%

Exynos 980

17%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Snapdragon 460

69%

Exynos 980

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 460

Exynos 980

16%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Snapdragon 460	Exynos 980
Total score	142955	236563
CPU	40022	66232
GPU	54316	89891
MEM	22868	37840
UX	25725	42582

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Snapdragon 460	Exynos 980
Single-Core	292	487
Multi-Core	1286	1951

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 460	Exynos 980
Frequency	1800 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	11 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 240	2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 980 is 18% better than Snapdragon 460 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 610	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Frequency	750 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	312	217
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	192
Display	2520 x 1080 pixels	3360 x 1440 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile		27.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	28.8	30.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	40.1	56.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	37.8	37.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	27.4	23.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	40.2	35.1
Real Racing 3	70.2	71.1
Sniper 3D	88.2	108.1
Need for Speed No Limits	72.2	102.4
Mortal Kombat X	64.2	91
CSR Racing 2	48.1	68.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	48 MP	108 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 340
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X11 LTE modem	5G NR Sub, LTE Cat.16 5CA/Cat.18 2CA
Download speed	390 MBit/s.	2055 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	1280 MBit/s.
Navigation	GLONASS, NavIC, QZSS, GPS, SBAS, Dual frequency GNSS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 980 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 460 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Snapdragon 460 specs and review.

Exynos 980 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Exynos 980 specs and review.