Unisoc Tiger T610 vs Samsung Exynos 980

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Unisoc Tiger T610 vs Samsung Exynos 980, compare of GPUs Mali-G52 MP2 and Mali-G76 MP5.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Tiger T610 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A75) and Exynos 980 is octa-core (Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, PassMark, 3DMark, Neocore, AnTuTu, Octane V2, Quadrant, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, and how good the SoCs are in games PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Tiger T610 or Exynos 980 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

Tiger T610

12%

Exynos 980

17%

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

Tiger T610

67%

Exynos 980

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Tiger T610

11%

Exynos 980

16%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Tiger T610	Exynos 980
Total score	169746	236563
CPU	47534	66232
GPU	64512	89891
MEM	27164	37840
UX	30555	42582

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Tiger T610	Exynos 980
Single-Core	278	487
Multi-Core	917	1951

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Tiger T610	Exynos 980
Frequency	1800 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1066	1866
Memory bandwidth	29
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.1-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 Tiger T610 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G52 MP2	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Frequency	614 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	302.51	217
# of Cores	2	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2160 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	21.7	27.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	26.5	30.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	56.9	56.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.2	37.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	22.7	23.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	31.7	35.1
Real Racing 3	85.4	71.1
Sniper 3D	91	108.1
Need for Speed No Limits	79.7	102.4
Mortal Kombat X	74	91
CSR Racing 2	62.6	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	16 MP	108 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	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	LTE-7	5G NR Sub, LTE Cat.16 5CA/Cat.18 2CA
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	2055 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	1280 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Unisoc Tiger T610 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 980 is better: 29
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Tiger T610 SoC - all data

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

• Tiger T610 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.