Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 vs HiSilicon Kirin 985

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 vs HiSilicon Kirin 985, comparison of GPUs Adreno 612 and Mali-G77 MP8.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 678 is octa-core (Kryo 460) and Kirin 985 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 678 or Kirin 985 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 678

15%

Kirin 985

30%

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

Snapdragon 678

64%

Kirin 985

75%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 678

12%

Kirin 985

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 678	Kirin 985
Total score	216174	423580
CPU	60533	118598
GPU	82148	160953
MEM	34589	67777
UX	38911	76252

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 678	Kirin 985
Single-Core	348	880
Multi-Core	1207	2995

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 678	Kirin 985
Frequency	2000 MHz	2580 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	11 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.0 GHz Kryo 460	1x2.58 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	14.9	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 985 is 22% better than Snapdragon 678 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 612	Mali-G77 MP8
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	398	628
# of Cores		8
# of Shader Units	256
Display	1080 x 2520 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	20.4	27.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	41.2	54.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	46.6	56.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	36.8	41.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.7	45.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	50.8	75.1
Real Racing 3	81.6	98.4
Sniper 3D	60.6	106.8
Need for Speed No Limits	83.9	89.9
Mortal Kombat X	74.6	73.1
CSR Racing 2	65.2	73.1

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	25 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 160
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem	21
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	1277 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	175 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, GLONASS, SBAS, GPS, Beidou, QZSS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 985 is better: 30
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 joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 678 and Kirin 985, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 678 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 678 specs and review.

Kirin 985 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 985 specs and review.