MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980, compare of GPUs Mali-G77 MC9 and Mali-G76 MP18.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Dimensity 1200 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) and Kirin 980 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as GFXBench, Neocore, PassMark, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, AnTuTu, Octane V2, Vellamo, and how good the processors are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Dimensity 1200 or Kirin 980 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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

Dimensity 1200

45%

Kirin 980

25%

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

Dimensity 1200

78%

Kirin 980

71%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1200

42%

Kirin 980

22%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 1200	Kirin 980
Total score	634362	354810
CPU	177612	99354
GPU	241052	134833
MEM	101498	56759
UX	114189	63863

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 1200	Kirin 980
Single-Core	1349	765
Multi-Core	4187	2602

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1200	Kirin 980
Frequency	3000 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5800 millions
Core configuration	1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 3x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	1600
Memory bandwidth	29	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	32 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	320 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Dimensity 1200 is 13% better than Kirin 980 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G77 MC9	Mali-G76 MP18
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	504	581.14
# of Cores	9	18
# of Shader Units
Display	2520 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	28.8	27.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	71.4	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	98.5	58.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	55.5	40.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	61.6	46.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	89.5	74.3
Real Racing 3	197	87.3
Sniper 3D	216.7	93.1
Need for Speed No Limits	157.6	93.1
Mortal Kombat X	157.6	66.9
CSR Racing 2	137.9	69.8

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	200 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	240	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode	21
Download speed	4700 MBit/s.	1400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo E1 + E5a, GPS L1CA+L5, Glonass L1OF, NavIC, QZSS L1CA+ L5, BeiDou B1I+ B2a	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1200 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 980 is better: 9
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Dimensity 1200 and Kirin 980, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Dimensity 1200 SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 1200 specs and review.

Kirin 980 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 980 specs and review.