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
- Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Kirin
- Announced 2-years and 3-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 10 nm)
- Shows better (up to 18%) AnTuTu 9 score – 379K vs 322K
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 970
- Supports 75% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 17 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~13%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 111262 | 76021 |
| GPU | 105494 | 96440 |
| Memory | 70354 | 66735 |
| UX | 91765 | 82554 |
| Total score | 379517 | 322402 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 95.1 Mpixels/s | 90.1 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 12.3 images/s | 11.4 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 30.3 words/s | 24.4 words/s |
| Machine learning | 29.6 images/s | 21.3 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 14.2 images/s | 11.2 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 1.24 Mnodes/s | 1.59 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 515.7 Krows/s | 415.6 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Score | 1686 | 832 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 57 FPS [High] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 38 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 29 FPS [Medium] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 67 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 Redmi K30 5G 1080 x 2400 |
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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 765G and Kirin 970CPU
| 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 |
| L2 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 5.5 billion |
| TDP | 8 W | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 620 | Mali G72 MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 3 | 12 |
| Shading units | 192 | 192 |
| FLOPS | 700 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 | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gbit/s | 29.8 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. 18 | 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, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | December 2019 | September 2017 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM7250-AB | Hi3670 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G official site | HiSilicon Kirin 970 official site |
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