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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Samsung Exynos 990

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
29.4Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 990
—Inno Score
31.5CPU39.5
25.4GPU29.9
29AIspec-based—
32.1Efficiencyspec-based32.1
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8553 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 990 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 855

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

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 32
  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 25
  • 63% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,414 vs 867
  • 29% higher Max bandwidth: 44 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
Announced20192020
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)10 W10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A552x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.84 GHz+4%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
GPUQualcomm Adreno 640Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690—
AI performance7 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s44 GB/s+29%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
ModemSnapdragon X24 LTEExynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
Max display4K @ 60HzWQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855Samsung Exynos 990
Geekbench 6 (single)1,008Bottom 46%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,757Bottom 46%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme867Top 50%1,414+63%Top 34%

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