HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980
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Compared 2 processors: HiSilicon Kirin 970, vs HiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 80042 | 193866 |
| GPU | 106499 | 159831 |
| Memory | 81766 | 114872 |
| UX | 85160 | 123183 |
| NanoReview Score | 353467 | 591752 |
| Stability | 75 % | 48 % |
| Graphics Test | 4 fps | 14 fps |
| File Compression | 83.3 MB/s | 94.5 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 49.3 pages/s | 50.7 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 51.8 MP/sec | 62.5 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 2.33 frames/s | 6.54 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 10.3 frames/s | 18.5 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 14 frames/s | 48 frames/s |
| HDR | 51.8 MP/sec | 54.4 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 2.62 MP/sec | 2.59 MP/sec |
Games
 PUBG Mobile |
n/a | 56 FPS (Ultra) |
 Call of Duty: Mobile |
n/a | 39 FPS (Ultra) |
 Fortnite |
n/a | 28 FPS (High) |
 Shadowgun Legends |
n/a | 51 FPS (Ultra) |
 World of Tanks Blitz |
n/a | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
 Genshin Impact |
n/a | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
| Device | n/a | Huawei Nova 5T (1080x2340) |
Processor
| Architecture | - 4/2.36 (Cortex A73) - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53) |
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76) - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76) - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2360 | 2600 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor count | 5.5 billion | 6.9 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 9 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Mali-G72 MP12 | Mali-G76 MP10 |
| Architecture | Bifrost 2nd gen | Bifrost 3rd gen |
| GPU Frequency | 746 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Execution Units | 12 | 10 |
| Shader Units | 12 | 24 |
| Total shader | 144 | 240 |
| FLOPS | 214.8 GFLOPS | 345.6 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Yes | Yes |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 29.8 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | UFS 2.1 | - UFS 2.1 - UFS 3.0 |
| Max. resolution | 3120x1440 pixels | 3120x1440 pixels |
| Camera | 1x48 pixels | 1x48 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - VC-1 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - 32 bit@384 kHz - HD-audio |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 MB/s | Up to 1400 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 MB/s | Up to 200 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
Other
| Announced | September, 2017 yr | August, 2018 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | Hi3670 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider HiSilicon Kirin 980 the clear winner in this comparison.
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