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49

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Snapdragon 888

29

Points
Hisilicon Kirin 970

Kirin 970
Overview - Snapdragon 888 Vs Kirin 970

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 888 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 888 35
Kirin 970 13
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 888 30
Kirin 970 10
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 888 82
Kirin 970 64
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 888 49
Kirin 970 29
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 888 Kirin 970
CPU 211734 77046
GPU 306250 90560
Memory 133870 66398
UX 156641 59977
Total score 808495 293981
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

  • Snapdragon 888 has 20.34% higher CPU clock speed than Kirin 970 (2840 vs 2360 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 has 71.49% higher memory frequency than Kirin 970 (3200 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 has 50% smaller sized transistor than Kirin 970 (5 vs 10 nm).
  • Snapdragon 888 has 175.02% better AnTuTu 9 score than Kirin 970 (808 K vs 294 K).
  • Snapdragon 888 has latest instruction set, hence better than Kirin 970.
  • Snapdragon 888 Support 108.33% higher memory bandwidth than Kirin 970 (2500 vs 1200 MHz).

Pros of Hisilicon Kirin 970

  • Kirin 970 has 1.19% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 (850 vs 840 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 1126
Kirin 970 390

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 3681
Kirin 970 1361

Image compression

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Snapdragon 888 177.1
Kirin 970 76.9

Face detection

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Snapdragon 888 26.5
Kirin 970 14

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 888 67.7
Kirin 970 24.5

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 888 59.9
Kirin 970 21.8

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 888 37.5
Kirin 970 11.4

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 888 3.96
Kirin 970 1.46

SQLite

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Snapdragon 888 1060
Kirin 970 417.7

3DMark

26%
Snapdragon 888
Stability 91%

Graphics test 30 FPS
5%
Kirin 970
Stability 80%

Graphics test 6 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K Ultra HD @ 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 Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10+, Dolby Vision®, HDR10 HDR, HDR-10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec. 2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

70%
Turbo Clock Speed

2840 MHz

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2360 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

45%
Base Frequency

1840 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 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 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB 0.5 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB 2 MB
  • Process 5 nm 10 nm
  • Transistor count - 5.5 Billion
  • TDP 10 W 9 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 660 Mali G72 MP12
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost
  • GPU frequency 840 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 2 12
  • Shading units 512 192
  • FLOPS 1720 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 51.2 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 Dedicated NPU
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 8K 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 X60 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes No
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3000 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 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
CPU
35%
GPU
30%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

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 888 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 with a 20.34% higher clock speed (2840 MHz vs 2360 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 888 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Kirin 970 with a 1.19% higher GPU clock speed (850 MHz vs 840 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 888 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 with a 71.49% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 888 and Kirin 970?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 888 with a 50% smaller transistor size (5 nm vs 10 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 888 and Kirin 970?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 888 with a 175.02% better score (808495 vs 293981).