HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 960 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. 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
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
1x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A720 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A720 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520 (Kryo Silver) |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9-A |
Lithography | 16 nm | 4 nm |
Number of transistors | 4000 million | |
TDP | 5 Watt | |
Neural Processing | NPU |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 16 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5 |
Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Memory-bus | 2x32 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G71 MP8 | Adreno 810 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Qualcomm Adreno 800 |
GPU frequency | 900 MHz | 895 MHz |
Execution units | 8 | 2 |
Shaders | 128 | 256 |
DirectX | 11.3 | 12.1 |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | 3.0 |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3360x1600 | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 20MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 200MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 0.6 Gbps | 2.9 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 6 (802.11ax) |
Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.4 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2016 October | 2025 Quarter 1 |
Partnumber | Hi3660 | SM6650 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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