Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G vs Samsung Exynos 980

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G and Samsung Exynos 980 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G Samsung Exynos 980
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Samsung Exynos
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 Samsung Exynos 980
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  8 4
• Successor
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G --

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G 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 Kryo 560 Gold 2x Cortex-A77
• B-Core
  6x Kryo 560 Silver 6x Cortex-A55
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• A-Core Frequency
  2.00 GHz 2.20 GHz
• B-Core Frequency
  1.70 GHz 1.80 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G 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
  Qualcomm Adreno 619L ARM Mali-G76 MP5
• GPU frequency
  0.95 GHz 0.72 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.72 GHz
• Execution units
  0 5
• Shader
  0 80
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 4 GB
• Max. displays
  0 2
• Generation
  6 Bifrost 3
• Direct X
  12.1 12
• Technology
  8 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q3/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G 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 Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G 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
  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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G and Samsung Exynos 980 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  8 nm 8 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kryo 560 Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
• Operating systems
  Android Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q4/2019
• Part Number
  SM6350 --