Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Samsung Exynos 990
31.4CPU39.5
27.3GPU29.9
49.1Benchmarks—
32.1Efficiencyspec-based32.1
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8602 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 860
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990
- Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 31
- 70% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,414 vs 830
- 29% higher Max bandwidth: 44 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2020 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 10 W | 10 W |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.96 GHz+8% | 2.73 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 640 | Arm Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 690 | — |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | LPDDR5-2750 |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 44 GB/s+29% |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X15 LTE | Exynos 5123 5G (external) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz | WQHD+ @ 120Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 795,334Bottom 31% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 294,736Bottom 31% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 118,830Bottom 27% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 160,316Bottom 35% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 221,452Bottom 31% | — |
| AnTuTu 12 | 925,159Bottom 36% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 870Bottom 34% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,900Bottom 48% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 830Bottom 34% | 1,414+70%Top 47% |
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