Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 710

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 710, comparison of GPUs Mali-G71 MP4 and Adreno 510.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Kirin 710 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Geekbench, Neocore, Vellamo, PCMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, and how good the chipsets are in games Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or Kirin 710 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Kirin 710

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Kirin 710

62%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Kirin 710

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Kirin 710
Total score	88401	127248
CPU	24746	35632
GPU	33597	48345
MEM	14142	20367
UX	15904	22895

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Kirin 710
Single-Core	228	260
Multi-Core	1029	1145

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Kirin 710
Frequency	1950 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	933
Memory bandwidth	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	1 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 Kirin 710 is 11% better than Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 510	Mali-G71 MP4
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	176	169
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 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		26.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.9	49.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	53.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	28.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	45.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	64.7
Real Racing 3	39.3	93.5
Sniper 3D	69.1	85.4
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	64.1
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	77.4
CSR Racing 2	34.5	69.4

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	21 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		8 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	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is better: 11
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and Kirin 710, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro specs and review.

Kirin 710 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710 specs and review.