HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 980 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. 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 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Number of transistors | 6900 million | 6700 million |
TDP | 6 Watt | 6 Watt |
Neural Processing | HiSilicon Dual NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 690 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 16 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G76 MP10 | Adreno 640 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Qualcomm Adreno 600 |
GPU frequency | 720 MHz | 675 MHz |
Execution units | 10 | 3 |
Shaders | 160 | 768 |
DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
OpenCL API | 2.1 | 2.0 |
OpenGL API | 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 192MP, 2x 22MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | 4K@120fps |
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 | 5 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.2 Gbps | 1.24 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 6 (802.11ax) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 4 | 2019 Quarter 2 |
Partnumber | SM8150-AC | |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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