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HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

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HiSilicon Kirin 980

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Overview Summary of the performance analysis

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

CPU Performance	81 94
GPU Performance	31 11
Memory	78 78
Multimedia	74 79
Connectivity	85 88

Compare between HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus 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 855 Plus processor.

Specifications

General Hide

Brand	HiSilicon	Qualcomm
Device types	Smartphones	Smartphones
Launch date	Aug 2018	Jul 2019
Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Central Processor (CPU) Hide

Architecture	64 bit	64 bit
No. of Cores	8	8
CPU Frequency (Clock Speed)	2600 MHz	2960 MHz
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.1-A
Cache (L1)	512 KB	512 KB
Cache (L3)	4 MB	2 MB
Cache (L2)	NA	1 MB

Graphics (GPU) Hide

Brand	Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 640
GPU Frequency (Clock Speed)	720 MHz	627 MHz
Execution Units	10	2
Shading Units	160	384
Vulkan Version	1.0	1.1
OpenCL Version	1.2	2.0
Directs Version	12	12
API Support	DirectX 12	DirectX 12
Performance FP32 (float)	691 GFLOPS	1036 GFLOPS

Memory Hide

Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Bus	4x16 Bit	4x16 Bit
Bandwidth (max.)	31.78 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	1400 Mbps	2.0 Gbps
Upload Speed	200 Mbps	318 Mbps
WiFi	6	6
Wi-Fi - LTE Concurrency support	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
GPS	Yes	Yes
USB support	Yes	Yes
Modem Name	NA	Snapdragon X50 5G

AI Support Hide

GPU	Mali-G76 MP10	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.)	3120 X 1440	3840 x 2160
Storage	UFS 3.0	UFS 3.0
Camera Resolution (max.)	1x 48MP, 2x 20MP	192
Video Capture	4K@30FPS	4K @ 120FPS
Video Playback	4K@60FPS	8K @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS
Video Codecs support	H.264, H.265, VP9	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio Codecs support	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	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

Huawei Nova 5T

Realme X3 SuperZoom Edition

Frame Rates (FPS) Hide

PUBG (Mobile)	56 FPS [Ultra]	39 FPS [Ultra]
Fortnite	28 FPS [High]	29 FPS [Medium]
Call of Duty (Mobile)	39 FPS [Ultra]	58 FPS [Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz	60 FPS [Ultra]	60 FPS [Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang	60 FPS [Ultra]	58 FPS [Ultra]
Genshin Impact	NA	39 FPS [Ultra]