Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 960

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 960, comparison of GPUs Mali-G71 MP8 and Adreno 510.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Kirin 960 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro or Kirin 960 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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 653 MSM8976 Pro

Kirin 960

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

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Kirin 960

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Kirin 960

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Kirin 960
Total score	88401	95769
CPU	24746	26819
GPU	33597	36393
MEM	14142	15324
UX	15904	17247

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Kirin 960
Single-Core	228	247
Multi-Core	1029	1115

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro	Kirin 960
Frequency	1950 MHz	2400 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	14	28.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
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 960 is 18% 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 MP8
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	1037 MHz
GFloPS	176	282
# of Cores		8
# of Shader Units	128
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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.9	21.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.4	36.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	20.6	23.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	18.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	19.4	22.5
Real Racing 3	39.3	46.1
Sniper 3D	69.1	81.2
Need for Speed No Limits	37.7	51.7
Mortal Kombat X	50.2	59
CSR Racing 2	34.5	40.6

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	20 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.	600 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: 7
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 960 is better: 27
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and Kirin 960, 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 960 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 960 specs and review.