HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 970 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. 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 |
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver) |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Number of transistors | 5500 million | 2000 million |
TDP | 9 Watt | 5 Watt |
Neural Processing | HiSilicon NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1333 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G72 MP12 | Adreno 509 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 720 MHz |
Execution units | 12 | 1 |
Shaders | 192 | 128 |
DirectX | 12 | 12 |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | 2.0 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2340x1080 | 1920x1200 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP |
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 | 1.2 Gbps | 0.6 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.0 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2017 September | 2017 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | Hi3670 | SDM636 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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