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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 vs Samsung Exynos 980

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
21.3Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 980
—Inno Score
23.1CPU25.3
20GPU22.3
20Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6783 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 678

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

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 980

  • 492% higher Max download: 3.6 Gbps vs 0.6 Gbps
  • 243% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 487 vs 142
  • 27% lower process: 8 nm vs 11 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Samsung Exynos 980
Announced20202019
Process11 nm8 nm+27%
ArchitectureArmv8.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Samsung Exynos 980
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.2 GHz2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Samsung Exynos 980
GPUQualcomm Adreno 612Arm Mali-G76 MP5

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Samsung Exynos 980
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 685Dual-core NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Samsung Exynos 980
Memory typeLPDDR4/LPDDR4X-1866LPDDR4X
Max bandwidth14.9 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Samsung Exynos 980
ModemQualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTEIntegrated 5G modem (sub-6GHz)
Max download0.6 Gbps3.6 Gbps+492%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Samsung Exynos 980
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzWQHD+ (3360x1440)
Video capture4K@30fps4K@120fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 678Samsung Exynos 980
Geekbench 6 (single)716Bottom 27%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,640Bottom 21%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme142Bottom 11%487+243%Bottom 38%

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