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29

Points
Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970

25

Points
Unisoc Tiger T612

Tiger T612
Overview - Kirin 970 Vs Tiger T612

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Kirin 970 vs Tiger T612 SoCs by Hisilicon and Unisoc 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
Tiger T612 11
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Kirin 970 10
Tiger T612 6
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Kirin 970 64
Tiger T612 57
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Kirin 970 29
Tiger T612 25
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Kirin 970 Tiger T612
CPU 77046 67603
GPU 90560 22171
Memory 66398 61955
UX 59977 58129
Total score 293981 209858
Key Differences

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970

  • Kirin 970 has 31.11% higher CPU clock speed than Tiger T612 (2360 vs 1800 MHz).
  • Kirin 970 has 30.77% higher GPU clock speed than Tiger T612 (850 vs 650 MHz).
  • Kirin 970 has 16.63% higher memory frequency than Tiger T612 (1866 vs 1600 MHz).
  • Kirin 970 has 16.67% smaller sized transistor than Tiger T612 (10 vs 12 nm).
  • Kirin 970 has 40.09% better AnTuTu 9 score than Tiger T612 (294 K vs 210 K).
  • Kirin 970 Support 300.00% higher memory bandwidth than Tiger T612 (1200 vs 300 MHz).

Pros of Unisoc Tiger T612

  • Tiger T612 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Kirin 970 390
Tiger T612 347

Multi-Core Score

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Kirin 970 1361
Tiger T612 1293

Image compression

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Kirin 970 76.9
Tiger T612

Face detection

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Kirin 970 14
Tiger T612

Speech recognition

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Kirin 970 24.5
Tiger T612

Machine learning

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Kirin 970 21.8
Tiger T612

Camera shooting

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Kirin 970 11.4
Tiger T612

HTML 5

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Kirin 970 1.46
Tiger T612

SQLite

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Kirin 970 417.7
Tiger T612

3DMark

5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
2%
Tiger T612
Stability 97%

Graphics test 2 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz FHD+ @ 60Hz, HD+ @ 90 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 2160 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR, HDR-10 -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

45%
Turbo Clock Speed

1800 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73
    4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53
     2x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A75
    6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 0.5 MB -
  • L3 cache 2 MB -
  • Process 10 nm 12 nm
  • Transistor count 5.5 Billion -
  • TDP 9 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali G72 MP12 Mali-G57 MP1
  • Architecture Bifrost Valhall
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz 650 MHz
  • Execution units 12 1
  • Shading units 192 -
  • FLOPS 347 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.0 1.0
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 11
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1600 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s -
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Dedicated NPU
  • Storage type UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2160 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 50MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1 H.264, H.265
  • Audio codecs 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 7
  • 5G support No No
  • 5G Download Speed - -
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps 300 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - -
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 5
  • Bluetooth 4.2 5.0
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
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%

Unisoc Tiger T612

Unisoc Tiger T612
CPU
11%
GPU
6%
Memory
19%
Energy efficiency and battery life
57%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Kirin 970 and Tiger T612?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Kirin 970 with a 31.11% higher clock speed (2360 MHz vs 1800 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Kirin 970 and Tiger T612?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Kirin 970 with a 30.77% higher GPU clock speed (850 MHz vs 650 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Kirin 970 and Tiger T612?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Kirin 970 with a 16.63% higher memory frequency (1866 MHz vs 1600 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Kirin 970 and Tiger T612?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Kirin 970 with a 16.67% smaller transistor size (10 nm vs 12 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Kirin 970 and Tiger T612?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Kirin 970 with a 40.09% better score (293981 vs 209858).