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29

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Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970

45

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Mediatek Dimensity 1300

Dimensity 1300
Overview - Kirin 970 Vs Dimensity 1300

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 970 vs Dimensity 1300 SoCs by Hisilicon and Mediatek respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Kirin 970 13
Dimensity 1300 31
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 970 10
Dimensity 1300 25
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 970 64
Dimensity 1300 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 970 29
Dimensity 1300 45
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 970 Dimensity 1300
CPU 77046 181145
GPU 90560 240476
Memory 66398 122105
UX 59977 127295
Total score 293981 671021
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 1300

  • Dimensity 1300 has 27.12% higher CPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (3000 vs 2360 MHz).
  • Dimensity 1300 has 128.62% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (4266 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Dimensity 1300 has 40% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 970 (6 vs 10 nm).
  • Dimensity 1300 has 128.25% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (671 K vs 294 K ).
  • Dimensity 1300 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.
  • Dimensity 1300 Support 14.43% higher memory bandwidth than Kirin 970 (34.1 vs 29.8 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Kirin 970 390
Dimensity 1300 975

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 970 1361
Dimensity 1300 3294

Image compression

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Kirin 970 76.9
Dimensity 1300

Face detection

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Kirin 970 14
Dimensity 1300

Speech recognition

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Kirin 970 24.5
Dimensity 1300

Machine learning

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Kirin 970 21.8
Dimensity 1300

Camera shooting

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Kirin 970 11.4
Dimensity 1300

HTML 5

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Kirin 970 1.46
Dimensity 1300

SQLite

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Kirin 970 417.7
Dimensity 1300

3DMark

5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
24%
Dimensity 1300
Stability 99%

Graphics test 28 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz FHD+ @168 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR, HDR-10 HDR, HDR10
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73
    4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53
     1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
    3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - 256 KB
  • L2 cache 0.5 MB 1 MB
  • L3 cache 2 MB 4 MB
  • Process 10 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count 5.5 Billion 12 Billion
  • TDP 9 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G72 MP12 Mali-G77 MC9
  • Architecture Bifrost Valhall
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 12 9
  • Shading units 192 144
  • FLOPS 347 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.0 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 1866 MHz 4266 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Dedicated NPU MediaTek APU 3.0
  • Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 21
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 4700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 4.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Hisilicon Kirin 970

Hisilicon Kirin 970
CPU
13%
GPU
10%
Memory
22%
Energy efficiency and battery life
64%

Mediatek Dimensity 1300

Mediatek Dimensity 1300
CPU
31%
GPU
25%
Memory
50%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 1300?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 1300 with a 27.12% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2360 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 1300?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 1300 with a 128.62% higher memory frequency (4266 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 1300?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 1300 with a 40% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 10 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Kirin 970 and Dimensity 1300?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 1300 with a 128.25% better score (671021 vs 293981).