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53

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

29

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Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970
Overview - Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Kirin 970

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 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 8 Gen 1 37
Kirin 970 13
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 37
Kirin 970 10
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 86
Kirin 970 64
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 53
Kirin 970 29
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Kirin 970
CPU 249768 77046
GPU 448381 90560
Memory 172528 66398
UX 166045 59977
Total score 1036722 293981
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 27.12% higher CPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (3000 vs 2360 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 71.49% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (3200 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 60% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 970 (4 vs 10 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 252.65% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (1,037 K vs 294 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Support 113.33% higher memory bandwidth than Kirin 970 (2560 vs 1200 MHz).

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970

  • Kirin 970 has 6.25% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (850 vs 800 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 1221
Kirin 970 390

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 3589
Kirin 970 1361

Image compression

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 180.6
Kirin 970 76.9

Face detection

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 25.25
Kirin 970 14

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 54.7
Kirin 970 24.5

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 56.95
Kirin 970 21.8

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 28
Kirin 970 11.4

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 3
Kirin 970 1.46

SQLite

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 989.1
Kirin 970 417.7

3DMark

46%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Stability 88%

Graphics test 54 FPS
5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz,QHD+ @ 144 Hz 4K @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 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

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3 GHz Cortex-X2
    3x 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710
    4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
     4x 2.36 GHz – Cortex A73
    4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex A53
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 1 MB 0.5 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB 2 MB
  • Process 4 nm 10 nm
  • Transistor count - 5.5 Billion
  • TDP - 9 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 730 Mali G72 MP12
  • Architecture Adreno 700 Bifrost
  • GPU frequency 800 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 3 12
  • Shading units 768 192
  • FLOPS - 347 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.0
  • OpenCL version 2 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Dedicated NPU
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 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 Snapdragon X65 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes No
  • 5G Download Speed 10240 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed 2560 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3072 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.2 4.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU
37%
GPU
37%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

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 8 Gen 1 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 27.12% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2360 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Kirin 970 with a 6.25% higher GPU clock speed (850 MHz vs 800 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 71.49% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Kirin 970?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 60% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 10 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 252.65% better score (1036722 vs 293981).