Google Tensor G5 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970

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Which processor is better? We compared Google Tensor G5 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 G5

Kirin 970

318577

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Tensor G5

2272

Kirin 970

389

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Tensor G5

5723

Kirin 970

1502

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A725 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A525	4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	10 nm
Number of transistors		5500 million
TDP		9 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	HiSilicon NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency		1866 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name		Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Architecture		Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	1100 MHz	750 MHz
Execution units		12
Shaders		192
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2400	2340x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Max Video Capture	8K@30fps	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		1.2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	4.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS