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?

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

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