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41

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

Snapdragon 778g

29

Points
Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970
Overview - Snapdragon 778g Vs Kirin 970

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 778g 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.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 778g 26
Kirin 970 13
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 778g 19
Kirin 970 10
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 778g 79
Kirin 970 64
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 778g 41
Kirin 970 29
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 778g Kirin 970
CPU 161744 77046
GPU 156423 90560
Memory 90737 66398
UX 131554 59977
Total score 540458 293981
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

  • Snapdragon 778g has 1.69% higher CPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (2400 vs 2360 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 778g has 71.49% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (3200 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 778g has 40% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 970 (6 vs 10 nm).
  • Snapdragon 778g has 83.84% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (540 K vs 294 K).
  • Snapdragon 778g has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970

  • Kirin 970 has 73.47% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 778g (850 vs 490 MHz).
  • Kirin 970 Support 16.41% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 778g (29.8 vs 25.6 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 778g 792
Kirin 970 390

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 778g 2850
Kirin 970 1361

Image compression

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Snapdragon 778g 175.3
Kirin 970 76.9

Face detection

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Snapdragon 778g 25
Kirin 970 14

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 778g 41
Kirin 970 24.5

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 778g 36.7
Kirin 970 21.8

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 778g 34.6
Kirin 970 11.4

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 778g 3.03
Kirin 970 1.46

SQLite

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Snapdragon 778g 988.8
Kirin 970 417.7

3DMark

13%
Snapdragon 778g
Stability 98%

Graphics test 14 FPS
5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Up to FHD @ 144 Hz 4K @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR HDR10+, HDR10 HDR, HDR-10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

47%
Base Frequency

1900 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
    3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73
    4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 2 MB 0.5 MB
  • L3 cache - 2 MB
  • Process 6 nm 10 nm
  • Transistor count - 5.5 Billion
  • TDP 5 W 9 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 642L Mali G72 MP12
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost
  • GPU frequency 490 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 2 12
  • Shading units 384 192
  • FLOPS 684 Gigaflops 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 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Dedicated NPU
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 36MP 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 X53 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes No
  • 5G Download Speed 3700 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 2900 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 210 Mbps 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.2 4.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
CPU
26%
GPU
19%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

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 778g and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 778g with a 1.69% higher clock speed (2400 MHz vs 2360 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 778g and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Kirin 970 with a 73.47% higher GPU clock speed (850 MHz vs 490 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 778g and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 778g with a 71.49% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 778g and Kirin 970?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 778g with a 40% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 10 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 778g and Kirin 970?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 778g with a 83.84% better score (540458 vs 293981).