HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 980 with Samsung Exynos 1580. 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

Total Score

Kirin 980

484026

Exynos 1580

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 980

698

Exynos 1580

1365

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 980

2482

Exynos 1580

3909

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	6900 million
TDP	6 Watt
Neural Processing	HiSilicon Dual NPU	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G76 MP10	Xclipse 540
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost	RDNA
GPU frequency	720 MHz
Execution units	10	2
Shaders	160	256
DirectX	12	12.1
OpenCL API	2.1	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3120x1440	2960x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP, 2x 32MP	1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@60fps
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	5.1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.2 Gbps	1.28 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS