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HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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HiSilicon Kirin 960

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Overview Summary of the performance analysis

(Values indicate percentile scores for the processors in each group)

CPU Performance	70 41
GPU Performance	86 90
Memory	24 2
Multimedia	47 81
Connectivity	45 45

Compare between HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 to find out which processor has better technical specifications and performance. Check out the detailed comparison results and benchmark scores below to decide which devices are best for you - mobiles with HiSilicon Kirin 960 or with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor.

Specifications

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Brand	HiSilicon	Qualcomm
Device types	Smartphones	Smartphones
Launch date	Oct 2016	Nov 2015
Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 960	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Central Processor (CPU) Hide

Architecture	64 bit	64 bit
No. of Cores	8	4
CPU Frequency (Clock Speed)	2360 MHz	2150 MHz
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

Graphics (GPU) Hide

Brand	Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 530
GPU Frequency (Clock Speed)	1037 MHz	1866 MHz
Execution Units	8	2
Shading Units	128	256
Vulkan Version	1.0	1.1
OpenCL Version	1.2	2.0
Directs Version	11.3	12
API Support	DirectX 11.3	DirectX 12
Performance FP32 (float)	282 GFLOPS	498 GFLOPS

Memory Hide

Frequency	1600 MHz	624 MHz
Bus	2x32 Bit	4x16 Bit
Bandwidth (max.)	28.8 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Capacity (max.)	4 GB	8 GB

Connectivity Hide

4G band support	Yes	Yes
5G band support	No	No
Download Speed	600 Mbps	600 Mbps
Upload Speed	150 Mbps	150 Mbps
WiFi	5	5
Wi-Fi - LTE Concurrency support	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	4.2	4.1
GPS	Yes	Yes
USB support	Yes	Yes
Modem Name	NA	Snapdragon X12 LTE

AI Support Hide

GPU	Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 530

Multimedia Hide

Screen Resolution (max.)	2520 X 1080	3840 x 2160
Storage	eMMC 5.1,UFS 2.1	eMMC 5.1,UFS 2.1
Camera Resolution (max.)	2x 16 MP	28
Video Capture	4K@30FPS	4K @ 30FPS
Video Playback	4K@30FPS	4K @ 60FPS
Video Codecs support	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9	H.264, H.265
Audio Codecs support	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Neural Processor (NPU)	NA	Hexagon 680