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Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 vs Samsung Exynos 980

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
25.7Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 980
—Inno Score
20CPU25.3
20GPU22.3
46.7Efficiencyspec-based20
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6653 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 980

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 980 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 665

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 980

  • Stronger CPU score: 25 vs 20
  • 359% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 487 vs 106
  • 27% lower process: 8 nm vs 11 nm
  • 10% higher Max clock: 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Samsung Exynos 980
Announced20192019
Process11 nm8 nm+27%
TDP (typical)4 W—
ArchitectureArmv8—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Samsung Exynos 980
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2 GHz2.2 GHz+10%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Samsung Exynos 980
GPUQualcomm Adreno 610Arm Mali-G76 MP5

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Samsung Exynos 980
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686Dual-core NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Samsung Exynos 980
Memory typeLPDDR4X-1866LPDDR4X
Max bandwidth14.9 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Samsung Exynos 980
ModemSnapdragon X12 LTEIntegrated 5G modem (sub-6GHz)
Max download—3.6 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Samsung Exynos 980
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzWQHD+ (3360x1440)
Video capture4K@30fps4K@120fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 665Samsung Exynos 980
Geekbench 6 (single)330Bottom 9%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,300Bottom 11%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme106Bottom 4%487+359%Bottom 38%

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