Snapdragon 678 vs Kirin 710

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 (with Adreno 612 graphics) and HiSilicon 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

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
  • Performs 3.6x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 52%) AnTuTu 11 score – 510K vs 336K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (11 versus 12 nm)
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 710
  • Higher GPU frequency (~12%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
510711
336905
CPU 216553 149801
GPU 30227 23442
Memory 103694 78854
UX 160187 84808
Total score 510711 336905
Samples [3 tests] [11 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
714
362
Multi-Core Score
1577
1222
Asset compression 89.8 MB/sec 76.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 41.8 pages/sec 41.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 48.4 Mpixels/sec 44.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 31.4 images/sec 12.9 images/sec
HDR 52.7 Mpixels/sec 44.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 4.96 images/sec 1.85 images/sec
Photo processing 9.43 images/sec 10.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.57 Mpixels/sec 2.08 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 4 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
548
484
Background blur 1.12 images/sec 1.56 images/sec
Face detection 0.55 images/sec 0.95 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.42 Gpixels/sec 3.27 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 83.2 FPS 143.5 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples - 3 tests

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
7896
6543
Web score 6057 5937
Video editing score 5351 4886
Data manipulation score 6444 5530
Photo editing score 14635 11098
Writing score 9952 6649
Phones tested Less than 3 3 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 41 FPS
[Low]
51 FPS
[Medium]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Medium]
29 FPS
[Low]
Fortnite 24 FPS
[Low]
25 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 54 FPS
[Low]
56 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Medium]
52 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 14 FPS
[Low]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 48 FPS
[Ultra]
60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-07 (Sayato)AnTuTu510711
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Twilight)GeekBench CPU704 / 1529
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-21 (Rainx)AnTuTu447401
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-10 (zafarchik)GeekBench CPU714 / 1577
HiSilicon Kirin 710
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-16 (ᢀᡃᡐH.D.H7)AnTuTu356350
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-09 (Daryn)AnTuTu307195
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-20 (Zephy)AnTuTu337060
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-13 (Flarbo)AnTuTu329479
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-02 (Vite180)AnTuTu324696

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 678 and Kirin 710

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 16 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB 512 KB
L3 cache - 1 MB
Process 11 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count - 5.5 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 612 Mali-G51 MP4
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 1st gen
GPU frequency 895 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 1 4
Shading units 128 8
Total shaders 128 32
FLOPS 229.1 Gigaflops 64 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 No

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s -
Max size 8 GB 6 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2340 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 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
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X12 -
4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 12
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 4
Bluetooth 5.0 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced December 2020 July 2018
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6150-AC Hi6260
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 official site HiSilicon Kirin 710 official site
Successor - - HiSilicon Kirin 820

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