HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 980 with MediaTek Dimensity 8500. 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

Kirin 980

484026

Dimensity 8500

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 980

698

Dimensity 8500

1712

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 980

2482

Dimensity 8500

6701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	6900 million
TDP	6 Watt
Neural Processing	HiSilicon Dual NPU	MediaTek NPU 880

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G76 MP10	Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	720 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	10	8
Shaders	160	1024
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL API	2.1	3.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3120x1440	2960x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP, 2x 32MP	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	1.4 Gbps	5.17 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS