HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 980 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425. 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 |
4x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
Number of transistors | 6900 million | 1000 million |
TDP | 6 Watt | 5 Watt |
Neural Processing | HiSilicon Dual NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 536 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 4 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 667 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G76 MP10 | Adreno 308 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Qualcomm Adreno 300 |
GPU frequency | 720 MHz | 598 MHz |
Execution units | 10 | 1 |
Shaders | 160 | 24 |
DirectX | 12 | 11 |
OpenCL API | 2.1 | 1.2 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3120x1440 | 1280x800 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 16MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | FullHD+@30fps |
Video codec support | AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 1.4 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.2 Gbps | 0.08 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 4 | 2016 Quarter 1 |
Partnumber | MSM8917 | |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
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