Snapdragon 855 vs Kirin 980
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 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/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
- Performs 2.6x better in floating-point computations
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2600 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 12%) AnTuTu 11 score β 824K vs 736K
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 980
- Higher GPU frequency (~23%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 314517 | 322481 |
| GPU | 125449 | 107109 |
| Memory | 150134 | 146249 |
| UX | 234413 | 160916 |
| Total score | 824513 | 736755 |
| Samples | [39 tests] | [37 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 126.8 MB/sec | 128.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 74.2 pages/sec | 75 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 88 Mpixels/sec | 97.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 57.7 images/sec | 59.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 89.3 Mpixels/sec | 85.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.07 images/sec | 10.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 20.2 images/sec | 22.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.06 Mpixels/sec | 3.74 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 29 tests | 18 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 4.31 images/sec | 5.49 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.84 images/sec | 3.47 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.28 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 8.72 Gpixels/sec | 12.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 444 FPS | 485.7 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 19 tests | 11 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 876 | 675 |
| Stability | 86% | 48% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 4 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8813 | 7820 |
| Video editing score | 5956 | 5774 |
| Data manipulation score | 8239 | 7472 |
| Photo editing score | 22485 | 14221 |
| Writing score | 13084 | 10928 |
| Phones tested | 8 models | 6 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
39 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
28 FPS [High] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
51 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
Huawei Nova 5T 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-02 (Pon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1038764 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 12 | 969794 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 11 | 847934 |
| π 2026-09-06 (pakasraka) | AnTuTu 11 | 763477 |
| π 2026-08-23 (long tran) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3882 |
HiSilicon Kirin 980
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-06 (Absolute_subzero) | AnTuTu 12 | 903849 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Adiit) | AnTuTu 12 | 919298 |
| π 2026-09-26 -> DUYNG | AnTuTu 12 | 910146 |
| π 2026-09-24 (DUYNG) | AnTuTu 12 | 901546 |
| π 2026-09-19 (Techdude98) | AnTuTu 12 | 803419 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Kirin 980CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
2x 2.6 GHz β Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz β Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | 6.9 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Mali-G76 MP10 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost 3rd gen |
| GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 10 |
| Shading units | 256 | 24 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 240 |
| FLOPS | 898.5 Gigaflops | 345.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.13 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3120 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| 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 | X24 LTE, X50 5G | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 Mbps | Up to 1400 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1240 Mbps | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | December 2018 | August 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8150 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | HiSilicon Kirin 980 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - HiSilicon Kirin 9000S |
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