Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 710A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 710A, compare 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 710A is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Vellamo, Neocore, AnTuTu 8, PassMark, GFXBench, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, 3DMark, and how good the CPUs are in games Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or Kirin 710A and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

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 710A

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Kirin 710A

58%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Kirin 710A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Kirin 710A
Total score	88401	132403
CPU	24746	37068
GPU	33597	50304
MEM	14142	21184
UX	15904	23842

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Kirin 710A
Single-Core	228	270
Multi-Core	1029	1191

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Kirin 710A
Frequency	1950 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 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	8 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 710A 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		25.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.9	49.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	61.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	28.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	43.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	63.6
Real Racing 3	39.3	108
Sniper 3D	69.1	117.2
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	74
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	89.5
CSR Racing 2	34.5	74

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: 10
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 710A is better: 25
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, 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 710A SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 710A specs and review.