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HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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HiSilicon Kirin 980

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Overview Summary of the performance analysis

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

CPU Performance	81 88
GPU Performance	31 29
Memory	78 51
Multimedia	74 27
Connectivity	85 76

Compare between HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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 980 or with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor.

Specifications

General Hide

Brand	HiSilicon	Qualcomm
Device types	Smartphones	Smartphones
Launch date	Aug 2018	Dec 2017
Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Generation	NA	2nd

Central Processor (CPU) Hide

Architecture	64 bit	64 bit
No. of Cores	8	8
CPU Frequency (Clock Speed)	2600 MHz	2800 MHz
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Cache (L1)	512 KB	256 KB
Cache (L3)	4 MB	2 MB
Cache (L2)	NA	1 MB

Graphics (GPU) Hide

Brand	Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 630
GPU Frequency (Clock Speed)	720 MHz	710 MHz
Execution Units	10	2
Shading Units	160	256
Vulkan Version	1.0	1.0
OpenCL Version	1.2	2.0
Directs Version	12	12
API Support	DirectX 12	DirectX 12
Performance FP32 (float)	691 GFLOPS	727 GFLOPS

Memory Hide

Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Frequency	2133 MHz	1866 MHz
Bus	4x16 Bit	4x16 Bit
Bandwidth (max.)	31.78 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Capacity (max.)	8 GB	8 GB

Connectivity Hide

4G band support	Yes	Yes
5G band support	No	No
Download Speed	1400 Mbps	1.2 Gbps
Upload Speed	200 Mbps	150 Mbps
WiFi	6	5
Wi-Fi - LTE Concurrency support	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
GPS	Yes	Yes
USB support	Yes	Yes

AI Support Hide

GPU	Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 630
CPU	NA	Yes

Camera Support Hide

Single Camera Resolution	48 MP	32 MP
Single Camera Features	NA	Zero Shutter Lag (ZSL)
Dual Camera Features	NA	Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR)

Multimedia Hide

Screen Resolution (max.)	3120 X 1440	2160 x 3840
Storage	UFS 3.0	UFS 2.1
Camera Resolution (max.)	1x 48MP, 2x 20MP	32
Video Capture	4K@30FPS	4K @ 60FPS
Video Playback	4K@60FPS	4K @ 120FPS
Video Codecs support	H.264, H.265, VP9	H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio Codecs support	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	DSD 32
Neural Processor (NPU)	NA	Hexagon 685

Gaming Performance

Device

Huawei Nova 5T

POCO F1

Frame Rates (FPS) Hide

PUBG (Mobile)	56 FPS [Ultra]	53 FPS [Ultra]
Fortnite	28 FPS [High]	28 FPS [Ultra]
Call of Duty (Mobile)	39 FPS [Ultra]	55 FPS [High]
World of Tanks Blitz	60 FPS [Ultra]	60 FPS [Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang	60 FPS [Ultra]	56 FPS [Ultra]