HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs HiSilicon Kirin 8020
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 970 with HiSilicon Kirin 8020. 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?
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
1x 2.285 GHz 3x 2.05 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Number of transistors | 5500 million | |
TDP | 9 Watt | |
Neural Processing | HiSilicon NPU | HUAWEI Da Vinci |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 16 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5X |
Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 4266 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G72 MP12 | Maleoon 920 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Huawei Maleoon |
GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 840 MHz |
Execution units | 12 | 4 |
Shaders | 192 | 1024 |
DirectX | 12 | 12 |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2340x1080 | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | |
Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | 4K@60fps |
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 | 1.2 Gbps | |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 7 (802.11be) |
Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.4 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2017 September | 2025 Quarter 2 |
Partnumber | Hi3670 | |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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