MediaTek Dimensity 6300 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 6300, vs HiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and HiSilicon Kirin 980
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
422141
HiSilicon Kirin 980
591752
CPU130554193866
GPU70062159831
Memory100332114872
UX121193123183
NanoReview Score422141591752
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
n/a
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2477
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
782
HiSilicon Kirin 980
834
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
2012
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2128
File Compression99.6 MB/s94.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser48.9 pages/s50.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering71.6 MP/sec62.5 MP/sec
Background Blur5.99 frames/s6.54 frames/s
Photo Processing17.7 frames/s18.5 frames/s
Image Detection38.1 frames/s48 frames/s
HDR62.6 MP/sec54.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.86 MP/sec2.59 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 39 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 28 FPS (High)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 51 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Huawei Nova 5T (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2400 2600
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 4 MB
L3 Cache 2 MB n/a
Process tech. 6 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 6.9 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G76 MP10
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Bifrost 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 1072 MHz 720 MHz
Execution Units 2 10
Shader Units 32 24
Total shader 64 240
FLOPS 137.2 GFLOPS 345.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 - UFS 2.1
- UFS 3.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3120x1440 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 21
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 3300 MB/s Up to 1400 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 200 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced April, 2024 yr August, 2018 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6835T n/a

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