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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Samsung Exynos 990

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 990
30.8Inno Score
26.2CPU29.8
—GPU25.7
—Benchmarks37.4
68Efficiencyspec-based32.1
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 43 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • Stronger CPU score: 30 vs 26
  • 25% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,650 vs 2,117
  • 19% higher Max clock: 2.73 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20252020
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Samsung Exynos 990
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A552x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.3 GHz2.73 GHz+19%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Samsung Exynos 990
GPUAdreno 613Arm Mali-G77 MP11

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Samsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Samsung Exynos 990
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GExynos 5123 5G (external)
Max download2.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.15.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Samsung Exynos 990
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzWQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Samsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu—500,000
Geekbench 6 (single)897Bottom 36%900Bottom 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117Bottom 36%2,650+25%Bottom 44%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—900Bottom 24%

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