HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 980 with MediaTek Dimensity 9000. 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 | 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9-A |
| Lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Number of transistors | 6900 million | |
| TDP | 6 Watt | 4 Watt |
| Neural Processing | HiSilicon Dual NPU | MediaTek APU 590 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 24 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G76 MP10 | Mali-G710 MP10 |
| GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Mali Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 720 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 10 | 10 |
| Shaders | 160 | 512 |
| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenCL API | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | ES 3.2 |
| Vulkan API | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3120x1440 | 3200x1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 320MP |
| 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 | 7 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.2 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 6 (802.11ax) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 4 | 2021 Quarter 4 |
| Partnumber | MT6983 | |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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