HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 980 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. 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 2.45 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 280 Gold) 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 280 Silver) |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Number of transistors | 6900 million | 3000 million |
TDP | 6 Watt | 9 Watt |
Neural Processing | HiSilicon Dual NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 682 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x32 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G76 MP10 | Adreno 540 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 720 MHz | 740 MHz |
Execution units | 10 | 2 |
Shaders | 160 | 384 |
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 | 3840x2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP |
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 | 1 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.2 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 4 | 2017 Quarter 1 |
Partnumber | MSM8998, 8998, MSM8098, 8098 | |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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