HiSilicon Kirin 980
- GPU: Mali-G76 MP10
- Cores: 8
- Clock: 2600 MHz
HiSilicon Kirin 980 β an 8-core chipset that was announced on August 31, 2018, and is manufactured using a 7-nanometer process technology. It has 2 cores Cortex-A76 at 2600 MHz, 2 cores Cortex-A76 at 1920 MHz, and 4 cores Cortex-A55 at 1800 MHz.
Review
Compare HiSilicon Kirin 980 with other SoCs
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 322481 |
| GPU | 107109 |
| Memory | 146249 |
| UX | 160916 |
| Total score | 736755 |
GeekBench 6
| Asset compression | 128.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 75 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 97.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 59.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 85.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 10.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 22.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.74 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 18 tests |
| Background blur | 5.49 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.47 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.28 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 12.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 485.7 FPS |
| API | Vulkan |
| Samples | 11 tests |
3DMark
| Score | 675 |
| Stability | 48% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7820 |
| Video editing score | 5774 |
| Data manipulation score | 7472 |
| Photo editing score | 14221 |
| Writing score | 10928 |
| Phones tested | 6 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 39 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | 28 FPS [High] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Huawei Nova 5T 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
| 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 |
| π 2026-09-18 (Eg0sh) | AnTuTu 12 | 757876 |
| π 2026-08-14 (Adiit) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4204 |
| π 2026-08-01 (KiΓͺn π) | AnTuTu 11 | 738484 |
Smartphones
| Phones with Kirin 980 | AnTuTu v11 |
|---|---|
| 1. Huawei P30 Pro | 751826 |
| 2. Honor 20 | 736836 |
| 3. Huawei Mate 20 Pro | 736755 |
| 4. Honor 20 Pro | 734635 |
| 5. Huawei Nova 5T | 733241 |
| 6. Huawei P30 | 732904 |
Specifications
Detailed specifications of the Kirin 980 SoC with Mali-G76 MP10 graphicsCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.6 GHz β Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz β Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.9 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G76 MP10 |
| Architecture | Bifrost 3rd gen |
| GPU frequency | 720 MHz |
| Pipelines | 10 |
| Shading units | 24 |
| Total shaders | 240 |
| FLOPS | 345.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3120 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G support | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1400 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | August 2018 |
| Class | Flagship |
| Official page | HiSilicon Kirin 980 official site |
| Successor | - HiSilicon Kirin 9000S |
