Snapdragon 680 vs Kirin 970
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 970 (Mali-G72 MP12). 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 10 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~49%)
- Performs 33% better in floating-point computations
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 970
- Supports 75% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 17 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 11 score β 470K vs 424K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 185604 | 175802 |
| GPU | 26544 | 62679 |
| Memory | 114814 | 126756 |
| UX | 97254 | 105568 |
| Total score | 424216 | 470805 |
| Samples | [82 tests] | [5 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 85.7 MB/sec | 87.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 43.2 pages/sec | 53.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 59.4 Mpixels/sec | 61.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 15.7 images/sec | 16 images/sec |
| HDR | 49.8 Mpixels/sec | 62.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 2.98 images/sec | 2.91 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 11.3 images/sec | 11.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.59 Mpixels/sec | 2.52 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 35 tests | 5 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 0.32 images/sec | 6.13 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.16 images/sec | 3.98 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 1.48 Gpixels/sec | 15 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 26.6 FPS | 409.5 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 20 tests | 2 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 172 | - |
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7531 | 5445 |
| Video editing score | 4072 | 5083 |
| Data manipulation score | 6097 | 5647 |
| Photo editing score | 14785 | 11646 |
| Writing score | 8535 | 6779 |
| Phones tested | 16 models | Less than 3 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 59 FPS [Medium] |
- |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Low] |
- |
| Fortnite | 23 FPS [Low] |
- |
| Shadowgun Legends | 65 FPS [Low] |
- |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 62 FPS [Medium] |
- |
| Genshin Impact | 26 FPS [Low] |
- |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 54 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Device | Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-02 -> Tran Gia Bao VN | AnTuTu 12 | 501899 |
| π 2026-09-26 (Croze) | AnTuTu 12 | 490622 |
| π 2026-09-23 (Arsts) | AnTuTu 12 | 516449 |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Oleg 16 cm | AnTuTu 11 | 426265 |
| π 2026-09-16 (ZION) | AnTuTu 12 | 514393 |
HiSilicon Kirin 970
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-08 (tigersusyt) | AnTuTu 11 | 507642 |
| π 2026-01-15 (DQP) | AnTuTu 11 | 492523 |
| π 2025-12-12 (Tran loc) | AnTuTu 11 | 460393 |
| π 2025-10-19 (Realalex021) | AnTuTu 11 | 470805 |
| π 2024-09-30 (danicabello2010) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 422 / 1376 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 680 and Kirin 970CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz β Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.9 GHz β Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
4x 2.36 GHz β Cortex A73 4x 1.84 GHz β Cortex A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2360 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 6 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 5.5 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 610 | Mali-G72 MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 1114 MHz | 746 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 12 |
| Shading units | 128 | 12 |
| Total shaders | 128 | 144 |
| FLOPS | 285.2 Gigaflops | 214.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gb/s | 29.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 3120 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - VC-1 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- 32 bit@384 kHz - HD-audio |
Connectivity
| Modem | X11 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 390 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | October 2021 | September 2017 |
| Class | Low end | Flagship |
| Model number | SM6225 | Hi3670 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site | HiSilicon Kirin 970 official site |
| Successor | - | - HiSilicon Kirin 9000S |
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