HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 980 with Samsung Exynos 2500. 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 2500

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 980
698
Exynos 2500
2653

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 980
2482
Exynos 2500
9901

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X925
5x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores 8 10
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv9.2-A
Lithography 7 nm 3 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 24 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G76 MP10 Xclipse 950
GPU Architecture Mali Bifrost RDNA
GPU frequency 720 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution units 10 8
Shaders 160
DirectX 12 12.1
OpenCL API 2.1 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.4

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3120x1440 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 32MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 8K@30fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 1.4 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2018 Quarter 4 2025 Quarter 3
Partnumber S5E9955
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship