Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 vs Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-T880 MP12.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 632 is octa-core (Kryo 260) and Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like Quadrant, PCMark, 3DMark, GFXBench, Neocore, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, PassMark, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, and how good the chipsets are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 632 or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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 632

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

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

Snapdragon 632

59%

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 632

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 632	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Total score	93355	123350
CPU	26145	34536
GPU	35471	46875
MEM	14927	19745
UX	16804	22212

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 632	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Single-Core	241	252
Multi-Core	1087	1110

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 632	Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Frequency	1800 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 260	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	7.46	26.82
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is 21% better than Snapdragon 632 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 506	Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	130	265
# of Cores		12
# of Shader Units	96
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 x 2160 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		24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.6	47.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	33.2	50.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.7	26.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	43.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.2	61.7
Real Racing 3	41.5	75.6
Sniper 3D	43.2	80.6
Need for Speed No Limits	39.8	80.6
Mortal Kombat X	43.2	58
CSR Racing 2	39.8	70.6

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	24 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9, VP8	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem	LTE Cat.12/13 2/3 CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 29
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 632 and Exynos 8 Octa 8890, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 632 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 632 specs and review.

Exynos 8 Octa 8890 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 8 Octa 8890 specs and review.