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34

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690

Snapdragon 690

29

Points
Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970
Overview - Snapdragon 690 Vs Kirin 970

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 690 vs Kirin 970 SoCs by Qualcomm and Hisilicon 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
Snapdragon 690 18
Kirin 970 13
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 690 12
Kirin 970 10
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 690 71
Kirin 970 64
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 690 34
Kirin 970 29
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 690 Kirin 970
CPU 110385 77046
GPU 76645 90560
Memory 63724 66398
UX 94636 59977
Total score 345390 293981
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 690

  • Snapdragon 690 has 11.76% higher GPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (950 vs 850 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 690 has 14.31% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (2133 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 690 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 970 (8 vs 10 nm).
  • Snapdragon 690 has 17.49% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (345 K vs 294 K).
  • Snapdragon 690 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970

  • Kirin 970 has 18% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 690 (2360 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Kirin 970 Support 100.00% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 690 (29.8 vs 14.9 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 690 607
Kirin 970 390

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 690 1852
Kirin 970 1361

Image compression

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Snapdragon 690 111.3
Kirin 970 76.9

Face detection

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Snapdragon 690 16.9
Kirin 970 14

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 690 28.8
Kirin 970 24.5

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 690 26.7
Kirin 970 21.8

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 690 15.9
Kirin 970 11.4

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 690 2.25
Kirin 970 1.46

SQLite

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Snapdragon 690 579.5
Kirin 970 417.7

3DMark

4%
Snapdragon 690
Stability 99%

Graphics test 4 FPS
5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120 Hz 4K @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display QHD @ 60Hz -
  • HDR HDR10 HDR, HDR-10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 560 Gold (Cortex-A77)
    6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 560 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73
    4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 0.5 MB
  • L3 cache - 2 MB
  • Process 8 nm 10 nm
  • Transistor count - 5.5 Billion
  • TDP 6 W 9 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 619L Mali G72 MP12
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost
  • GPU frequency 950 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 2 12
  • Shading units 128 192
  • FLOPS - 347 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.0
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 692 Dedicated NPU
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 2.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X51 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes No
  • 5G Download Speed 2500 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 900 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 210 Mbps 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 5
  • Bluetooth 5.1 4.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Full list of technical specifications

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Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 690

Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
CPU
18%
GPU
12%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
71%

Hisilicon Kirin 970

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

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 690 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Kirin 970 with a 18.00% higher clock speed (2360 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 690 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 690 with a 11.76% higher GPU clock speed (950 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 690 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 690 with a 14.31% higher memory frequency (2133 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 690 and Kirin 970?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 690 with a 20% smaller transistor size (8 nm vs 10 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 690 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 690 with a 17.49% better score (345390 vs 293981).