Snapdragon 765G vs Kirin 970
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (with Adreno 620 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 765G
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Kirin
- Announced 2 years and 3 months later
- Has the smaller size of the transistor (7 versus 10 nm)
- Shows better (up to 35%) AnTuTu 8 score – 318K vs 235K
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 970
- Supports 71% higher memory bandwidth (29 against 17 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
Specifications
CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76) 1x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2360 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 5.5 billion |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 620 | Mali G72 MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 746 MHz |
| Cores | - | 12 |
| Number of ALUs | 192 | - |
| FLOPS | - | 347 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1833 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gbit/s | 29 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 696 | Yes |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3200 x 1800 | 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 30FPS | 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 | X52 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 210 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 | December 2019 | September 2017 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM7250-AB | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G official site | HiSilicon Kirin 970 official site |
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