HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 benchmark which processor is better

Kirin 950 vs Snapdragon 460

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 610 and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 950 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 460 is octa-core (Kryo 240). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like AnTuTu, Vellamo, 3DMark, Neocore, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, PassMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Kirin 950 or Snapdragon 460 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

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 950

Snapdragon 460

10%

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

Kirin 950

48%

Snapdragon 460

69%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 950

Snapdragon 460

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 950	Snapdragon 460
Total score	100285	142955
CPU	28073	40022
GPU	38102	54316
MEM	16044	22868
UX	18046	25725

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 950	Snapdragon 460
Single-Core	265	292
Multi-Core	902	1286

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 950	Snapdragon 460
Frequency	2300 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	11 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 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	25.6	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
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 950 is 21% 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-T880 MP4	Adreno 610
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	122.31	312
# of Cores	4
# 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)	22.3	28.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	38.7	40.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.5	37.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	19.1	27.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	24.3	40.2
Real Racing 3	48.4	70.2
Sniper 3D	61.9	88.2
Need for Speed No Limits	54.2	72.2
Mortal Kombat X	61.9	64.2
CSR Racing 2	42.6	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	300 MBit/s.	390 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 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 950 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 is better: 30
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Kirin 950 and Snapdragon 460, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 950 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 950 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.