Snapdragon 870 vs Kirin 980
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
- Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Kirin
- Announced 2-years and 5-months later
- Supports 38% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 31.78 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 43%) AnTuTu 9 score – 695K vs 485K
- 23% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2600 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 980
- Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 194048 | 140916 |
| GPU | 241854 | 143456 |
| Memory | 110520 | 83772 |
| UX | 148242 | 115457 |
| Total score | 695567 | 485529 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 180.6 Mpixels/s | 123.8 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 25.25 images/s | 20.4 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 54.7 words/s | 47.2 words/s |
| Machine learning | 56.95 images/s | 47.4 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 28 images/s | 23.2 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 3 Mnodes/s | 2.39 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 989.1 Krows/s | 655 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 90% | 48% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Score | 4260 | 2489 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 88 FPS [Ultra] |
56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
39 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Ultra] |
28 FPS [High] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 102 FPS [Ultra] |
51 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 107 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 49 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Xiaomi Black Shark 4 1080 x 2400 |
Huawei Nova 5T 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Kirin 980CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 1 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.8 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 6.9 billion |
| TDP | 10 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 650 | Mali G76 MP10 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 675 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 10 |
| Shading units | 512 | 160 |
| FLOPS | 1372 Gigaflops | 691 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 31.78 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3120 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| 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 | X55 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 1400 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS |
Info
| Announced | January 2021 | August 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8250-AC | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site | HiSilicon Kirin 980 official site |
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