HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Samsung Exynos 2500
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
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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 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 |
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