HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 980 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G. 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 475 Prime) 1x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 475 Gold) 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 475 Gold)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	6900 million
TDP	6 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	HiSilicon Dual NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon 696

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 620
GPU Architecture	Bifrost	Adreno 600
GPU frequency	720 MHz	750 MHz
Execution units	10	3
Shaders	160	192
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL API	2.1	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3120x1440	QHD+@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP, 2x 32MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	1.4 Gbps	3.7 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.2 Gbps	1.6 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS