Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs HiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
597242
HiSilicon Kirin 980
591752
CPU197832193866
GPU137751159831
Memory118406114872
UX143253123183
NanoReview Score597242591752
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
2439
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2477
Stability99 %48 %
Graphics Test14 fps14 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
1017
HiSilicon Kirin 980
834
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
2841
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2128
File Compression160 MB/s94.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser64.3 pages/s50.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering97.1 MP/sec62.5 MP/sec
Background Blur11.1 frames/s6.54 frames/s
Photo Processing20.3 frames/s18.5 frames/s
Image Detection55.6 frames/s48 frames/s
HDR91.7 MP/sec54.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.27 MP/sec2.59 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 59 FPS (High) 56 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 42 FPS (Ultra) 39 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 27 FPS (Low) 28 FPS (High)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 49 FPS (Ultra) 51 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 94 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 60 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 53 FPS (High) n/a
Device Oppo Realme GT Master Edition (1080x2400) Huawei Nova 5T (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
- 3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (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 ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 6 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 Adreno 642 Mali-G76 MP10
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 720 MHz
Execution Units 2 10
Shader Units 256 24
Total shader 512 240
FLOPS 563.2 GFLOPS 345.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 770 Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 25.6 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 3.0
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 2.1
- UFS 3.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3120x1440 pixels
Camera 1x192 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
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X53 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 3700 MB/s Up to 1400 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1600 MB/s Up to 200 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced May, 2021 yr August, 2018 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM7325 n/a

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