Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G72 MP12 and Adreno 506.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 632 is octa-core (Kryo 260) and Kirin 970 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as GFXBench, Octane V2, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Quadrant, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 632 or Kirin 970 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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

Snapdragon 632

Kirin 970

11%

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

Snapdragon 632

59%

Kirin 970

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 632

Kirin 970

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 632	Kirin 970
Total score	93355	160216
CPU	26145	44870
GPU	35471	60875
MEM	14927	25631
UX	16804	28844

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 632	Kirin 970
Single-Core	241	328
Multi-Core	1087	1379

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 632	Kirin 970
Frequency	1800 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.8 GHz Kryo 260	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	7.46	29
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	512 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache
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 Kirin 970 is 25% better than Snapdragon 632 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 506	Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	130	346
# of Cores		12
# of Shader Units	96
Display	2560 x 1600 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		20.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.6	24.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	33.2	53.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.7	27.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	21.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.2	30.3
Real Racing 3	41.5	106.8
Sniper 3D	43.2	85.4
Need for Speed No Limits	39.8	64.1
Mortal Kombat X	43.2	77.4
CSR Racing 2	39.8	64.1

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	24 MP	20 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9, VP8	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem	18
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	1200 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 970 is better: 28
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 632 and Kirin 970, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 632 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 632 specs and review.

Kirin 970 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 970 specs and review.