Snapdragon 662 vs Kirin 659
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 659 (Mali-T830 MP2 ). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
- Performs 6.8x better in floating-point computations
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Kirin
- Announced 3-years and 1-month later
- Shows significantly better (up to 73%) AnTuTu 9 score – 204K vs 118K
- Has a smaller size transistor (11 versus 16 nm)
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 659
- Higher GPU frequency (~50%)
- 18% higher CPU clock speed (2360 vs 2000 MHz)
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
CPU | 69897 | 42484 |
GPU | 33653 | 11905 |
Memory | 45576 | 24599 |
UX | 55919 | 40036 |
Total score | 204829 | 118465 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression | 88.3 Mpixels/s | 69.8 Mpixels/s |
Face detection | 13.3 images/s | 9.19 images/s |
Speech recognition | 23.4 words/s | 14.4 words/s |
Machine learning | 17.4 images/s | 10 images/s |
Camera shooting | 11.2 images/s | 4.62 images/s |
HTML 5 | 1.89 Mnodes/s | 1.35 Mnodes/s |
SQLite | 503.5 Krows/s | 335.3 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | 99% | - |
Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
Score | 371 | - |
Gaming
PUBG Mobile | 28 FPS [Low] |
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Call of Duty: Mobile | 30 FPS [Ultra] |
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Fortnite | 26 FPS [Low] |
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Shadowgun Legends | 54 FPS [Low] |
- |
World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Medium] |
- |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 30 FPS [High] |
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Device | Xiaomi Poco M3 1080 x 2340 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 662 and Kirin 659CPU
Architecture | 4x 2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
Cores | 8 | 8 |
Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2360 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
Process | 11 nanometers | 16 nanometers |
Transistor count | - | 4 billion |
TDP | 9 W | - |
Graphics
GPU name | Adreno 610 | Mali-T830 MP2 |
Architecture | Adreno 600 | Midgard |
GPU frequency | 600 MHz | 900 MHz |
Execution units | 2 | 2 |
Shading units | 96 | 32 |
FLOPS | 272 Gigaflops | 40 Gigaflops |
Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
DirectX version | 12 | 11 |
Memory
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 933 MHz |
Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
Max bandwidth | 13.91 Gbit/s | - |
Max size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 683 | No |
Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 1920 x 1200 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP |
Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265 |
Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
Modem | X11 | - |
4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 7 |
5G support | No | No |
Download speed | Up to 390 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 50 Mbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 | 4 |
Bluetooth | 5.1 | 4.2 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
Info
Announced | January 2020 | January 2017 |
Class | Mid range | Mid range |
Model number | SM615 | Hi6250 |
Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 official site | - |
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