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 137
Kirin 97013
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8 Gen 137
Kirin 97010
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 8 Gen 186
Kirin 97064
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 153
Kirin 97029
SoC
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
Kirin 970
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).