Samsung Exynos 990 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 990 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 620 and Mali-G77 MP11.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 990 is octa-core (Exynos M5 Mongoose) and Snapdragon 765G is octa-core (Kryo 475 Prime). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Exynos 990 or Snapdragon 765G 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

Exynos 990

37%

Snapdragon 765G

21%

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

Exynos 990

74%

Snapdragon 765G

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 990

35%

Snapdragon 765G

19%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 990	Snapdragon 765G
Total score	520426	304160
CPU	145729	85154
GPU	197752	115588
MEM	83272	48671
UX	93686	54738

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 990	Snapdragon 765G
Single-Core	1108	681
Multi-Core	3435	2316

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 990	Snapdragon 765G
Frequency	3300 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.93 GHz Exynos M5 Mongoose 2x2.56 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	8 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	17
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 990 is 27% better than Snapdragon 765G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G77 MP11	Adreno 620
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	786	896
# of Cores	11
# of Shader Units		384
Display	4096 x 2160 pixels	2520 x 1080 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	61.6	31.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	55.2	55.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	61.5	62.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	61.7	40.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	49.3	51.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	75.3	75.6
Real Racing 3	123	93.8
Sniper 3D	116.9	137.5
Need for Speed No Limits	86.1	112.5
Mortal Kombat X	80	100
CSR Racing 2	80	75

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	108 MP	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution	25 MP	22 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 355
Video Encoding FPS	120	60
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Exynos Modem 5123	Qualcomm Snapdragon X52 Modem-RF System
Download speed	7350 MBit/s.	3700 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3486 MBit/s.	1600 MBit/s.
Navigation	SBAS, QZSS, Galileo, GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 990 is better: 25
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G is better: 12
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 990 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 990 specs and review.

Snapdragon 765G SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 765G specs and review.