Google Tensor G1 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970

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Which processor is better? We compared Google Tensor G1 with HiSilicon Kirin 970. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 5 nm 10 nm
Number of transistors 5500 million
TDP 6 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing Google Tensor AI HiSilicon NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 12 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G78 MP20 Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Architecture Valhall Bifrost
GPU frequency 850 MHz 750 MHz
Execution units 20 12
Shaders 320 192
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 3.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.3 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 2340x1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 7.35 Gbps 1.2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3.67 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.2 4.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 4 2017 September
Partnumber S5E9845 Hi3670
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Tensor G1
898371
Kirin 970
318577

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Tensor G1
1318
Kirin 970
389

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Tensor G1
3179
Kirin 970
1502