Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Samsung Exynos 990
37.2CPU39.5
34.3GPU29.9
55.9Benchmarks—
64AIspec-based—
55.9Efficiencyspec-based32.1
5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8880 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 888
- Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 30
- 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
- 16% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 44 GB/s
- 10% lower TDP (typical): 9 W vs 10 W
- 10% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,550 vs 1,414
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2020 |
| Process | 5 nm+29% | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 9 W+10% | 10 W |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.84 GHz+4% | 2.73 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 660 | Arm Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Hexagon 780 | — |
| AI performance | 26 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5-2750 |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s+16% | 44 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X60 5G | Exynos 5123 5G (external) |
| Max download | 7.5 Gbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz | WQHD+ @ 120Hz |
| Video capture | 8K@30fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,040,324Top 50% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 379,461Bottom 51% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 169,822Bottom 47% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 200,968Top 45% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 290,073Top 48% | — |
| AnTuTu 12 | 1,154,313Bottom 49% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,450Top 28% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,650Top 37% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,550+10%Top 44% | 1,414Top 47% |
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