Snapdragon 730 vs Kirin 970
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (with Adreno 618 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 730
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Kirin
- Announced 1-year and 8-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 10 nm)
- Shows better (up to 8%) AnTuTu 8 score – 253K vs 235K
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 970
- Supports 108% higher memory bandwidth (29 against 13.91 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~49%)
- 7% higher CPU clock speed (2360 vs 2200 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 8
| CPU | 94487 | 66289 |
| GPU | 64985 | 73245 |
| Memory | 49437 | 50039 |
| UX | 40297 | 41387 |
| Total score | 253480 | 235128 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 93.9 Mpixels/s | 90.1 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 11.7 images/s | 11.4 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 27 words/s | 24.4 words/s |
| Machine learning | 24.7 images/s | 21.3 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 14 images/s | 11.2 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 1.17 Mnodes/s | 1.59 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 478.1 Krows/s | 415.6 Krows/s |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 59 FPS [Medium] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 36 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Medium] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 35 FPS [Medium] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 30 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Mi9T 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 730 and Kirin 970CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 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-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 5.5 billion |
| TDP | 5 W | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | Mali G72 MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 500 MHz | 746 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 12 |
| Shading units | 128 | 192 |
| FLOPS | 386 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 | 13.91 Gbit/s | 29 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 688 DSP | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 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 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio |
Connectivity
| Modem | X15 | - |
| 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 | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
Info
| Announced | April 2019 | September 2017 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM7150-AA | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 official site | - |
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