Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs HiSilicon Kirin 970. 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 | 116467 | 80042 |
| GPU | 43728 | 106499 |
| Memory | 109871 | 81766 |
| UX | 78916 | 85160 |
| NanoReview Score | 348982 | 353467 |
| Stability | 99 % | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | 3 fps | 4 fps |
| File Compression | 100 MB/s | 83.3 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 39.7 pages/s | 49.3 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 59.8 MP/sec | 51.8 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 3.44 frames/s | 2.33 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 11 frames/s | 10.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 17 frames/s | 14 frames/s |
| HDR | 52 MP/sec | 51.8 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 2.76 MP/sec | 2.62 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 - 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73) - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2800 | 2360 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | n/a | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | n/a | 2 MB |
| Process tech. | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Transistor count | n/a | 5.5 billion |
| Power (TDP) | n/a | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 610 | Mali-G72 MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU Frequency | 1260 MHz | 746 MHz |
| Execution Units | 1 | 12 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 12 |
| Total shader | 128 | 144 |
| FLOPS | 322.6 GFLOPS | 214.8 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 2x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 17 Gbit/s | 29.8 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max. resolution | 2520x1080 pixels | 3120x1440 pixels |
| Camera | 1x108 pixels | 1x48 pixels |
| Video recording | 1K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video quality | 1080p at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - VC-1 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- 32 bit@384 kHz - HD-audio |
Connectivity
| Modem | X11 | n/a |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 13 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 390 MB/s | Up to 1200 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 MB/s | Up to 150 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
Other
| Announced | March, 2023 yr | September, 2017 yr |
| Class | Low end | Flagship |
| Codename | SM6225-AD | Hi3670 |
Results
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Survey
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