Mobile Phones › Compare Mobile Processors › HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Go to ›

HiSilicon Kirin 970

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Overview Summary of the performance analysis

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

CPU Performance	70 89
GPU Performance	62 7
Memory	51 78
Multimedia	86 28
Connectivity	76 88

Compare between HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 970 or with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor.

Specifications

General Hide

Brand	HiSilicon	Qualcomm
Device types	Smartphones	Smartphones
Launch date	Sep 2017	Dec 2018
Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 970	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Generation	NA	4th

Central Processor (CPU) Hide

Architecture	64 bit	32 bit
No. of Cores	8	8
CPU Frequency (Clock Speed)	2360 MHz	2840 MHz
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.1-A
Cache (L3)	2 MB	2 MB
Cache (L1)	NA	384 KB

Graphics (GPU) Hide

Brand	Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 640
GPU 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
Directs Version	12	12
API Support	DirectX 12	DirectX 12
Performance FP32 (float)	347 GFLOPS	954.7 GFLOPS

Memory Hide

Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Frequency	1866 MHz	2133 MHz
Bus	4x16 Bit	4x16 Bit
Bandwidth (max.)	29.8 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Capacity (max.)	8 GB	16 GB

Connectivity Hide

4G band support	Yes	Yes
5G band support	No	Yes
Download Speed	1200 Mbps	2.0 Gbps
Upload Speed	150 Mbps	318 Mbps
WiFi	5	6
Wi-Fi - LTE Concurrency support	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	4.2	5.0
GPS	Yes	Yes
USB support	Yes	Yes
Modem Name	NA	X24 LTE

AI Support Hide

GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 640
CPU	NA	Yes

Camera Support Hide

Single Camera Resolution	48 MP	48 MP
Dual Camera Features	NA	Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR)

Multimedia Hide

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

Benchmark Scores

Device

AnTuTu scores Hide

Overall	NA	476587
CPU	NA	138752
GPU	NA	178672
Memory	NA	92844
UX	NA	66319

GeekBench Scores Hide

Single-core	NA	741
Multi-core	NA	2422

Gaming Performance

Device

Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro

Frame Rates (FPS) Hide

PUBG (Mobile)	NA	58 FPS [Ultra]
Fortnite	NA	28 FPS [Ultra]
Call of Duty (Mobile)	NA	56 FPS [Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz	NA	51 FPS [Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang	NA	57 FPS [Ultra]