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29

Points
Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970

35

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

Snapdragon 765G
Overview - Kirin 970 Vs Snapdragon 765G

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 970 vs Snapdragon 765G SoCs by Hisilicon and Qualcomm 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
Snapdragon 765G 18
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 970 10
Snapdragon 765G 13
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 970 64
Snapdragon 765G 75
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 970 29
Snapdragon 765G 35
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 970 Snapdragon 765G
CPU 77046 103525
GPU 90560 93952
Memory 66398 65499
UX 59977 63810
Total score 293981 326786
Key Differences

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970

  • Kirin 970 has 13.33% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 765G (850 vs 750 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

  • Snapdragon 765G has 1.69% higher CPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (2400 vs 2360 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 765G has 14.31% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (2133 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 765G has 30% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 970 (7 vs 10 nm).
  • Snapdragon 765G has 11.16% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (327 K vs 294 K ).
  • Snapdragon 765G has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Kirin 970 390
Snapdragon 765G 583

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 970 1361
Snapdragon 765G 1810

Image compression

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Kirin 970 76.9
Snapdragon 765G 91.3

Face detection

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Kirin 970 14
Snapdragon 765G 11.9

Speech recognition

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Kirin 970 24.5
Snapdragon 765G 30.5

Machine learning

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Kirin 970 21.8
Snapdragon 765G 30.8

Camera shooting

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Kirin 970 11.4
Snapdragon 765G 13.6

HTML 5

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Kirin 970 1.46
Snapdragon 765G 1.24

SQLite

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Kirin 970 417.7
Snapdragon 765G 517.8

3DMark

5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
9%
Snapdragon 765G
Stability 99%

Graphics test 10 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz QHD+ @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 3200 x 1800
  • Max External Display - 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
  • HDR HDR, HDR-10 HDR10+, HDR10
  • Color Depth - Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73
    4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53
     1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76)
    1x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.3-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 0.5 MB -
  • L3 cache 2 MB -
  • Process 10 nm 7 nm
  • Transistor count 5.5 Billion -
  • TDP 9 W 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G72 MP12 Adreno 620
  • Architecture Bifrost Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz 750 MHz
  • Execution units 12 3
  • Shading units 192 192
  • FLOPS 347 Gigaflops 576 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 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 12 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Dedicated NPU Hexagon 696
  • Storage type UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 3.0
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3200 x 1800
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 192MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - X52
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 3700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps 210 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 4.2 5.0
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, 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%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
CPU
18%
GPU
13%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Kirin 970 and Snapdragon 765G?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 765G with a 1.69% higher clock speed (2400 MHz vs 2360 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Kirin 970 and Snapdragon 765G?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Kirin 970 with a 13.33% higher GPU clock speed (850 MHz vs 750 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Kirin 970 and Snapdragon 765G?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 765G with a 14.31% higher memory frequency (2133 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Kirin 970 and Snapdragon 765G?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 765G with a 30% smaller transistor size (7 nm vs 10 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Kirin 970 and Snapdragon 765G?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 765G with a 11.16% better score (326786 vs 293981).