MediaTek Helio G95 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G95, vs HiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G95 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 Helio G95
409425
HiSilicon Kirin 980
591752
CPU128148193866
GPU104779159831
Memory86490114872
UX90008123183
NanoReview Score409425591752
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G95
1482
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2477
Stability98 %48 %
Graphics Test8 fps14 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G95
636
HiSilicon Kirin 980
834
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G95
1738
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2128
File Compression93.5 MB/s94.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser46 pages/s50.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering58.3 MP/sec62.5 MP/sec
Background Blur4.91 frames/s6.54 frames/s
Photo Processing14.5 frames/s18.5 frames/s
Image Detection34.5 frames/s48 frames/s
HDR55.2 MP/sec54.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.47 MP/sec2.59 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 51 FPS (Low) 56 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 38 FPS (Ultra) 39 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 27 FPS (Low) 28 FPS (High)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 57 FPS (Low) 51 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 48 FPS (High) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 52 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 27 FPS (Low) n/a
Device Realme 7 (1080x2400) Huawei Nova 5T (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.05 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 2050 2600
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 6.9 billion
Power (TDP) 5 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G76 MP4 Mali-G76 MP10
Architecture Bifrost 3rd gen Bifrost 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 720 MHz
Execution Units 4 10
Shader Units 24 24
Total shader 96 240
FLOPS 172.8 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 MediaTek APU Yes
GPU Frequency 1 TOPS n/a

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 10 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.1
- UFS 2.1
- UFS 3.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3120x1440 pixels
Camera 1x64 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
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 21
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 600 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 5.0 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced September, 2020 yr August, 2018 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6785V/CD n/a

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