Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 vs Samsung Exynos 980

Comparisons   20-05-2022
   Detailed comparison data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 vs Samsung Exynos 980, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A careful analysis of all the specifications of the processors, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Geekbench, GFXBench, Quadrant, PassMark, AnTuTu, Vellamo, Neocore, PCMark, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of chips in Madout2, PUBG, GTA, Asphalt 9, Minecraft, Call of Duty, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results of joint tests and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 680 or Exynos 980.

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 680

19%

Exynos 980

17%

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

Snapdragon 680

80%

Exynos 980

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 680

18%

Exynos 980

16%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 680	Exynos 980
Total score	271642	236563
CPU	76060	66232
GPU	103232	89891
MEM	43462	37840
UX	48905	42582

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 680	Exynos 980
Single-Core	409	487
Multi-Core	1687	1951

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 680	Exynos 980
Frequency	2400 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.4 GHz Kryo 265	2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1866
Memory bandwidth	22
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 680 is 8% better than Exynos 980 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	30.8	27.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	49.8	30.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	43.3	56.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	38.1	37.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	45.1	23.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	63.9	35.1
Real Racing 3	64.4	71.1
Sniper 3D	56.6	108.1
Need for Speed No Limits	51.2	102.4
Mortal Kombat X	62.2	91
CSR Racing 2	51.8	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	64 MP	108 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 365
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, VP8, VP9	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	Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, QZSS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 980 is better: 17
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 680 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 680 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.