Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 985

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 985, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 650 and Mali-G77 MP8.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 870 5G is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime) 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 specifications of the CPUs, 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 like AnTuTu, PCMark, Geekbench 5, PassMark, Neocore, Quadrant, Octane V2, Vellamo, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, and how good the processors are in games Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 870 5G or Kirin 985 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 870 5G

98%

Kirin 985

82%

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

Snapdragon 870 5G

83%

Kirin 985

77%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 870 5G

91%

Kirin 985

77%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Kirin 985
Total score	703475	423580
CPU	198282	134631
GPU	247327	142013
MEM	113635	79179
UX	103275	67029

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Kirin 985
Single-Core	1106	880
Multi-Core	3869	2995

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Kirin 985
Frequency	3200 MHz	2580 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime 3x2.48 GHz Kryo 585 Gold 4x2.0 GHz Kryo 585 Silver	1x2.58 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 3x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	1600
Memory bandwidth	44	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 870 5G is 19% better than Kirin 985 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 650	Mali-G77 MP8
GPU Frequency	645 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	1348	628
# of Cores		8
# of Shader Units	512
Display	3840 x 2160 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	26.4	27.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	82.2	54.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.3	56.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	46.3	41.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	71.4	45.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	103.8	75.1
Real Racing 3	62.9	98.4
Sniper 3D	95.6	106.8
Need for Speed No Limits	90.5	89.9
Mortal Kombat X	65.4	73.1
CSR Racing 2	65.4	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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	200 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	25 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 480
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G	21
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	1277 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	175 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, GPS, Galileo, NavIC enabled, Dual frequency GNSS, QZSS, GNSS, SBAS, GLONASS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

• Snapdragon 870 5G specs and review.

• Kirin 985 specs and review.

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