MediaTek Helio G96 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G96, vs HiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G96 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 G96
381469
HiSilicon Kirin 980
591752
CPU123372193866
GPU70302159831
Memory89831114872
UX97964123183
NanoReview Score381469591752
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G96
1154
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2477
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Test6 fps14 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
645
HiSilicon Kirin 980
834
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G96
1855
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2128
File Compression89.3 MB/s94.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser47.7 pages/s50.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering69.6 MP/sec62.5 MP/sec
Background Blur5.29 frames/s6.54 frames/s
Photo Processing19.1 frames/s18.5 frames/s
Image Detection35.2 frames/s48 frames/s
HDR56.8 MP/sec54.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec2.59 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 72 FPS (Low) 56 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 42 FPS (Medium) 39 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (Low) 28 FPS (High)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 58 FPS (Low) 51 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 66 FPS (Medium) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 51 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 23 FPS (Low) n/a
Device Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro (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-G57 MP2 Mali-G76 MP10
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Bifrost 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 720 MHz
Execution Units 2 10
Shader Units 32 24
Total shader 64 240
FLOPS 121.6 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 MediaTek APU Yes

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 2.2
- UFS 2.1
- UFS 3.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3120x1440 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 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. 13 LTE Cat. 21
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 650 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 5.2 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced June, 2021 yr August, 2018 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6781 n/a

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