HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

General
Performance (CPU)
Graphics (GPU)
Memory
Connectivity
Multimedia
AI
Benchmark
Gaming Performance

HiSilicon Kirin 970

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 - which chip or processor is better? should you buy mobile phones having HiSilicon Kirin 970 or should go for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855? Here you will find detailed information about technical specs and benchmarks tests for each chipset.

General

Brand	HiSilicon	Qualcomm
Platform	Smartphones	Smartphones
Generation	N/A	4th
Release Date	Sep 2017	Dec 2018

Performance (CPU)

Cores	8	8
Architecture	64 bit	32 bit
Frequency (Clock Speed)	2360 MHz	2840 MHz
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.1-A
L1 Cache	N/A	384 KB
L3 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

Graphics (GPU)

GPU Name	Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 640
Frequency (Clock Speed)	850 MHz	585 MHz
Execution Units	12	2
Shading Units	192	384
Vulkan Version	1.0	1.1
OpenCL Version	2.0	2.0
DirectX Version	12	12

Memory

Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Frequency	1866 MHz	2133 MHz
Bus	4x16 Bit	4x16 Bit
Max Memory Capacity	8 GB	16 GB

Connectivity

Modem	N/A	X24 LTE
5G Support	No	Yes
4G Support	Yes	Yes
Download Speed	1200 Mbps	2.0 Gbps
Upload Speed	150 Mbps	318 Mbps
Wi-Fi Version	5	6
Bluetooth Version	4.2	5.0
GPS	Yes	Yes

Multimedia

Neural Processor (NPU)	N/A	Hexagon 690
Storage	UFS 2.1	UFS 3.0
Max Screen Resolution	3840 X 2160	2160 x 3840
Max Camera Resolution	1x 48MP, 2x 20MP	192
Video Record	4K@30FPS	4K @ 120FPS
Video Playback	4K@30FPS	8K @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS
Video Codec Support	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio Codec Support	32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

AI

CPU	N/A	Yes
GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 640

Benchmark

AnTuTu

Total Score	N/A	373,945
CPU	N/A	125,194
GPU	N/A	157,019
Memory	N/A	13,389
UX	N/A	78,343
Device

Geekbench

Single-core	N/A	3,018
Multi-core	N/A	10,792
Device

Gaming Performance

PUBG Mobile	N/A	58 FPS [Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile	N/A	56 FPS [Ultra]
Fortnite	N/A	28 FPS [Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz	N/A	51 FPS [Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang	N/A	57 FPS [Ultra]
Video Playback	4K@30FPS	8K @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS
Device	N/A	Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro