Snapdragon 710 vs Kirin 970
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 (with Adreno 616 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Kirin
- Announced 9-months later
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 970
- Has 1 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 710
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 14.9 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~31%)
- Shows better (up to 22%) AnTuTu 9 score – 322K vs 263K
- 7% higher CPU clock speed (2360 vs 2200 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 73981 | 76021 |
| GPU | 64644 | 96440 |
| Memory | 48733 | 66735 |
| UX | 74495 | 82554 |
| Total score | 263929 | 322402 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 91.1 Mpixels/s | 90.1 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 13.95 images/s | 11.4 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 25.95 words/s | 24.4 words/s |
| Machine learning | 22.2 images/s | 21.3 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 12.75 images/s | 11.2 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 1.71 Mnodes/s | 1.59 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 467.95 Krows/s | 415.6 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 96% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Score | 549 | 832 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 39 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 35 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 26 FPS [Low] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 53 FPS [Low] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 55 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite 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 710 and Kirin 970CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75) 6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2360 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L2 cache | 384 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Process | 10 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 5.3 billion | 5.5 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 616 | Mali G72 MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 12 |
| Shading units | 128 | 192 |
| FLOPS | 384 Gigaflops | 347 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 14.9 Gbit/s | 29.8 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 685 | Yes |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3360 x 1440 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 2x 192MP, 1x 32MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1 |
| Audio codecs | Qualcomm Aqstic, aptX, aptX HD | 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio |
Connectivity
| Modem | X15 LTE | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 15 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 800 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | May 2018 | September 2017 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SDM710 | Hi3670 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 official site | HiSilicon Kirin 970 official site |
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