Samsung Exynos 980 vs MediaTek Helio P90

Let's find out which one of MediaTek Helio P90 and Samsung Exynos 980 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  MediaTek Helio P90 Samsung Exynos 980
• Family
  Mediatek Helio Samsung Exynos
• CPU group
  MediaTek Helio P65/P90/P95 Samsung Exynos 980
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  3 4
• Successor
  MediaTek Helio P95 --

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek Helio P90 vs Samsung Exynos 980 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 8 8 / 8
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  2x Cortex-A75 2x Cortex-A77
• B-Core
  6x Cortex-A55 6x Cortex-A55
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• A-Core Frequency
  2.00 GHz (2.20 GHz) 2.20 GHz
• B-Core Frequency
  -- 1.80 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek Helio P90 and Samsung Exynos 980 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  PowerVR GM 9446 ARM Mali-G76 MP5
• GPU frequency
  0.95 GHz 0.72 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.72 GHz
• Execution units
  3 5
• Shader
  12 80
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  0 2
• Generation
  1 Bifrost 3
• Direct X
  -- 12
• Technology
  12 7 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q3/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek Helio P90 and Samsung Exynos 980. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between MediaTek Helio P90 and Samsung Exynos 980 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-1866 LPDDR4X-1866
• Max. Memory
  8 GB 12 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 4 (Quad Channel)
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek Helio P90 or Samsung Exynos 980? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek Helio P90 and Samsung Exynos 980 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  12 nm 8 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55 Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
• Operating systems
  Android Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2019 Q4/2019