Snapdragon 690 vs Kirin 980
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 (with Adreno 619L graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 980 (Mali G76 MP10). 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 690
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Kirin
- Announced 1-year and 10-months later
- Higher GPU frequency (~32%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 980
- Supports 113% higher memory bandwidth (31.78 against 14.9 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 40%) AnTuTu 9 score – 485K vs 346K
- 30% higher CPU clock speed (2600 vs 2000 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 110385 | 140916 |
| GPU | 76645 | 143456 |
| Memory | 63724 | 83772 |
| UX | 94636 | 115457 |
| Total score | 346571 | 485529 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 111.3 Mpixels/s | 123.8 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 16.9 images/s | 20.4 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 28.8 words/s | 47.2 words/s |
| Machine learning | 26.7 images/s | 47.4 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 15.9 images/s | 23.2 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 2.25 Mnodes/s | 2.39 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 579.5 Krows/s | 655 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 48% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Score | 811 | 2489 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 39 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 28 FPS [High] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Huawei Nova 5T 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 690 and Kirin 980CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 560 Gold (Cortex-A77) 6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 560 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 6.9 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 619L | Mali G76 MP10 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 950 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 10 |
| Shading units | 128 | 160 |
| FLOPS | - | 691 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 14.9 Gbit/s | 31.78 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 692 | Yes |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 3120 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X51 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 1400 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS |
Info
| Announced | June 2020 | August 2018 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM6350 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 official site | HiSilicon Kirin 980 official site |
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