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Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 vs Samsung Exynos 980

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
25.3Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 980
—Inno Score
21.8CPU25.3
20.6GPU22.3
22.4Benchmarks—
44.2Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7122 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 712

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

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 980

  • Stronger CPU score: 25 vs 22
  • 81% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 487 vs 269
  • 20% lower process: 8 nm vs 10 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 712Samsung Exynos 980
Announced20192019
Process10 nm8 nm+20%
TDP (typical)5 W—
ArchitectureArmv8—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 712Samsung Exynos 980
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.3 GHz+5%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 712Samsung Exynos 980
GPUQualcomm Adreno 616Arm Mali-G76 MP5

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 712Samsung Exynos 980
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 685Dual-core NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 712Samsung Exynos 980
Memory typeLPDDR4X-1866LPDDR4X
Max bandwidth14.9 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 712Samsung Exynos 980
ModemSnapdragon X15 LTEIntegrated 5G modem (sub-6GHz)
Max download—3.6 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 712Samsung Exynos 980
Max displayQHD+ @ 60HzWQHD+ (3360x1440)
Video capture4K@30fps4K@120fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 versus Samsung Exynos 980
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 712Samsung Exynos 980
AnTuTu275,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)480Bottom 20%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,600Bottom 20%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme269Bottom 19%487+81%Bottom 38%

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