Google Tensor G1 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

VS

Which processor is better? We compared Google Tensor G1 with HiSilicon Kirin 980. 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 980

484026

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Tensor G1

1318

Kirin 980

698

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Tensor G1

3179

Kirin 980

2482

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors		6900 million
TDP	6 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Google Tensor AI	HiSilicon Dual NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 12 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G78 MP20	Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	850 MHz	720 MHz
Execution units	20	10
Shaders	320	160
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	3.0	2.1
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	3120x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 2x 32MP	1x 48MP, 2x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.35 Gbps	1.4 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.67 Gbps	0.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS