Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970
Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, 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 | 188722 | 80042 |
| GPU | 172501 | 106499 |
| Memory | 108871 | 81766 |
| UX | 140333 | 85160 |
| NanoReview Score | 610427 | 353467 |
| Stability | 82 % | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | 18 fps | 4 fps |
| File Compression | 129.1 MB/s | 83.3 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 75.9 pages/s | 49.3 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 88.8 MP/sec | 51.8 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 8.79 frames/s | 2.33 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 27.5 frames/s | 10.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 62.3 frames/s | 14 frames/s |
| HDR | 91.7 MP/sec | 51.8 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 4.01 MP/sec | 2.62 MP/sec |
Games
PUBG Mobile |
58 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Call of Duty: Mobile |
56 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Fortnite |
28 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Shadowgun Legends |
51 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
World of Tanks Blitz |
59 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Genshin Impact |
57 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
| Device | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro (1080x2340) | n/a |
Processor
| Architecture | - 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 Kryo 485 Gold) - 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 Kryo 485 Gold) - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 Kryo 485 Silver) |
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73) - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 | 2360 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 2 MB | n/a |
| Process tech. | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | 5.5 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 6 W | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 640 | Mali-G72 MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU Frequency | 585 MHz | 746 MHz |
| Execution Units | 3 | 12 |
| Shader Units | 256 | 12 |
| Total shader | 768 | 144 |
| FLOPS | 898.5 GFLOPS | 214.8 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon 690 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 34.13 Gbit/s | 29.8 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2160 pixels | 3120x1440 pixels |
| Camera | 1x192 pixels | 1x48 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video quality | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - VC-1 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- 32 bit@384 kHz - HD-audio |
Connectivity
| Modem | X24 LTE, X50 5G | n/a |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 MB/s | Up to 1200 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 1240 MB/s | Up to 150 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.0 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - SBAS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
Other
| Announced | December, 2018 yr | September, 2017 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | SM8150 | Hi3670 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
PUBG Mobile
Call of Duty: Mobile
Fortnite
Shadowgun Legends
World of Tanks Blitz
Genshin Impact