HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 610 and Mali-G71 MP8.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 460 is octa-core (Kryo 240). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like GFXBench, Geekbench, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Neocore, Vellamo, and how good the chipsets are in games Fortnite, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Kirin 960 or Snapdragon 460 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Kirin 960

Snapdragon 460

10%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Kirin 960

50%

Snapdragon 460

69%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 960

Snapdragon 460

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Kirin 960	Snapdragon 460
Total score	95769	142955
CPU	26819	40022
GPU	36393	54316
MEM	15324	22868
UX	17247	25725

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Kirin 960	Snapdragon 460
Single-Core	247	292
Multi-Core	1115	1286

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 960	Snapdragon 460
Frequency	2400 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	11 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 240
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	28.8	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 960 is 25% better than Snapdragon 460 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 610
GPU Frequency	1037 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	282	312
# of Cores	8
# of Shader Units		192
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2520 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	21.1	28.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	36.9	40.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	23.8	37.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	18.5	27.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.5	40.2
Real Racing 3	46.1	70.2
Sniper 3D	81.2	88.2
Need for Speed No Limits	51.7	72.2
Mortal Kombat X	59	64.2
CSR Racing 2	40.6	48.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	20 MP	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 340
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X11 LTE modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	390 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GLONASS, NavIC, QZSS, GPS, SBAS, Dual frequency GNSS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 is better: 28
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Kirin 960 and Snapdragon 460, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 960 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Kirin 960 specs and review.

Snapdragon 460 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Snapdragon 460 specs and review.