Unisoc Tiger T618 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

Compared 2 processors: Unisoc Tiger T618, vs HiSilicon Kirin 659. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Unisoc Tiger T618 and HiSilicon Kirin 659
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
Unisoc Tiger T618
281958
HiSilicon Kirin 659
103757
CPU9541646276
GPU446877090
Memory6983717518
UX7201832873
NanoReview Score281958103757
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Unisoc Tiger T618
738
HiSilicon Kirin 659
n/a
Graphics Test4 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Unisoc Tiger T618
469
HiSilicon Kirin 659
214
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Unisoc Tiger T618
1456
HiSilicon Kirin 659
809
File Compression67.7 MB/s62.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser44 pages/s27.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering53.8 MP/sec39 MP/sec
Background Blur3.13 frames/s0.84 frames/s
Photo Processing14.3 frames/s6.86 frames/s
Image Detection24.3 frames/s10 frames/s
HDR40.6 MP/sec26.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.11 MP/sec1.71 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process TSMC n/a
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 2360
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process tech. 12 nm 16 nm
Transistor count n/a 4 billion

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Midgard 4th gen
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 900 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 24 16
Total shader 48 32
FLOPS 81.6 GFLOPS 57.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 1.2

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence No No

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 933 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit
Max RAM 8 GB 4 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2400x1080 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
Camera 1x64 pixels 1x16 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 7
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 300 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 50 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 4
Bluetooth version 5.0 4.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced August, 2019 yr January, 2017 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename n/a Hi6250

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