Unisoc T8300 vs Samsung Exynos 980

Compared 2 processors: Unisoc T8300, vs Samsung Exynos 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Unisoc T8300 and Samsung Exynos 980
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Unisoc T8300
479599
Samsung Exynos 980
467073
CPU162638149137
GPU7841091258
Memory11904287346
UX119509139332
NanoReview Score479599467073
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Unisoc T8300
n/a
Samsung Exynos 980
1694
Graphics Testn/a10 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Unisoc T8300
752
Samsung Exynos 980
861
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Unisoc T8300
2209
Samsung Exynos 980
1858
File Compression110.4 MB/s95.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser50.3 pages/s36.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering78 MP/sec61.6 MP/sec
Background Blur6.91 frames/s6.11 frames/s
Photo Processing18.5 frames/s15 frames/s
Image Detection38.5 frames/s35.3 frames/s
HDR65.3 MP/sec59.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracing3.27 MP/sec2.7 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 2200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process tech. 6 nm 8 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G76 MP5
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Bifrost 3rd gen
GPU Frequency n/a 728 MHz
Execution Units 2 5
Shader Units 32 24
Total shader 64 120
FLOPS n/a 174.7 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 32 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
Max. resolution n/a 3360x1440 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Exynos 5123
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed n/a Up to 3550 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 1380 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced March, 2025 yr September, 2019 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename n/a S5E9630

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