Kirin 820 vs Kirin 710
We compared two 8-core processors: HiSilicon Kirin 820 (with Mali-G57 MP6 graphics) and Kirin 710 (Mali-G51 MP4). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 820
- Performs 5.1x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 81%) AnTuTu 11 score β 610K vs 336K
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 12 nm)
- 7% higher CPU clock speed (2360 vs 2200 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 710
- Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 251791 | 149801 |
| GPU | 86005 | 23442 |
| Memory | 129622 | 78854 |
| UX | 142679 | 84808 |
| Total score | 610097 | 336905 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [11 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 130.6 MB/sec | 76.5 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 53.6 pages/sec | 41.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 86 Mpixels/sec | 44.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 44.6 images/sec | 12.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 76.2 Mpixels/sec | 44.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.31 images/sec | 1.85 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 22.4 images/sec | 10.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.76 Mpixels/sec | 2.08 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 2 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 4.31 images/sec | 1.56 images/sec |
| Face detection | 2.11 images/sec | 0.95 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.13 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.18 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.14 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 8.71 Gpixels/sec | 3.27 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 527.6 FPS | 143.5 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 2 tests | 3 tests |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 5937 |
| Video editing score | - | 4886 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 5530 |
| Photo editing score | - | 11098 |
| Writing score | - | 6649 |
| Phones tested | - | 3 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Low] |
51 FPS [Medium] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 41 FPS [Ultra] |
29 FPS [Low] |
| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Low] |
25 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 56 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 48 FPS [Ultra] |
52 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 33 FPS [Medium] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Huawei Honor X10 1080 x 2400 |
Huawei Honor 10 Lite 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
HiSilicon Kirin 820
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-07 (Mohammad El PHANTOM) | AnTuTu | 610097 |
| π 2024-03-22 (Hexo) | GeekBench GPU | 2263 |
| π 2024-03-22 (Hexo) | GeekBench CPU | 836 / 2458 |
| π 2023-11-14 (Florin) | GeekBench CPU | 828 / 2475 |
| π 2023-11-14 (Florin) | GeekBench GPU | 2839 |
HiSilicon Kirin 710
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-16 (αΆ€α΅α΅H.D.H7) | AnTuTu | 356350 |
| π 2026-04-09 (Daryn) | AnTuTu | 307195 |
| π 2026-01-20 (Zephy) | AnTuTu | 337060 |
| π 2026-01-13 (Flarbo) | AnTuTu | 329479 |
| π 2026-01-02 (Vite180) | AnTuTu | 324696 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Kirin 820 and Kirin 710CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.36 GHz β Cortex-A76 3x 2.22 GHz β Cortex-A76 4x 1.84 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A73 4x 1.7 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2360 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | - | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 5.5 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | - | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G57 MP6 | Mali-G51 MP4 |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | Bifrost 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 850 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Pipelines | 6 | 4 |
| Shading units | 32 | 8 |
| Total shaders | 192 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 326.4 Gigaflops | 64 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | No |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 31.78 Gb/s | - |
| Max size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3360 x 1440 | 2340 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 40MP, 2x 24MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Balong 5000 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 4600 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 4 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | March 2020 | July 2018 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | - | Hi6260 |
| Official page | - | HiSilicon Kirin 710 official site |
| Successor | - | - HiSilicon Kirin 820 |
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