MediaTek Dimensity 920 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 920, vs HiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 920 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 920
548039
HiSilicon Kirin 980
591752
CPU169830193866
GPU113631159831
Memory111717114872
UX152861123183
NanoReview Score548039591752
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 920
2293
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2477
Stability99 %48 %
Graphics Test13 fps14 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 920
926
HiSilicon Kirin 980
834
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 920
2310
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2128
File Compression116.7 MB/s94.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser60.1 pages/s50.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering85.8 MP/sec62.5 MP/sec
Background Blur6.59 frames/s6.54 frames/s
Photo Processing14.9 frames/s18.5 frames/s
Image Detection45.8 frames/s48 frames/s
HDR73.5 MP/sec54.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing3.29 MP/sec2.59 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 64 FPS (Ultra) 56 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS (High) 39 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 27 FPS (Low) 28 FPS (High)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 68 FPS (Medium) 51 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 53 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 46 FPS (Medium) n/a
Device Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus (1080x2400) Huawei Nova 5T (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 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 2500 2600
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 4 MB
L3 Cache 2 MB n/a
Process tech. 6 nm 7 nm
Transistor count 10 billion 6.9 billion
Power (TDP) 4 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G76 MP10
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Bifrost 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 720 MHz
Execution Units 4 10
Shader Units 32 24
Total shader 128 240
FLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS 345.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0

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 LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 2.1
- UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 2.1
- UFS 3.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3120x1440 pixels
Camera 1x108 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
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 21
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2770 MB/s Up to 1400 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1250 MB/s Up to 200 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced August, 2021 yr August, 2018 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6877T n/a

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