Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980 benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 875 vs Kirin 980

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 660 and Mali-G76 MP18.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 875 is octa-core (Cortex-X1) and Kirin 980 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, GFXBench, Octane V2, Neocore, Vellamo, PassMark, AnTuTu, Geekbench, 3DMark, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 875 or Kirin 980 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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 875

64%

Kirin 980

25%

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

Snapdragon 875

79%

Kirin 980

71%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 875

61%

Kirin 980

22%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 875	Kirin 980
Total score	892580	354810
CPU	249924	99354
GPU	339178	134833
MEM	142802	56759
UX	160655	63863

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 875	Kirin 980
Single-Core	1404	765
Multi-Core	4904	2602

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 875	Kirin 980
Frequency	2840 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	1600
Memory bandwidth	51.2	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.4-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 875 is 8% better than Kirin 980 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 660	Mali-G76 MP18
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	1486	581.14
# of Cores		18
# 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	34.8	27.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	105.8	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	63.4	58.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.4	40.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	90.5	46.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	130.5	74.3
Real Racing 3	126.8	87.3
Sniper 3D	139.5	93.1
Need for Speed No Limits	88.8	93.1
Mortal Kombat X	91.9	66.9
CSR Racing 2	76.1	69.8

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	200 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	36 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 X57 Modem-RF System 5G	21
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	1400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6000 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, NavIC enabled, SBAS, GPS, GNSS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 is better: 34
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 980 is better: 5
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 875 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 875 specs and review.

Kirin 980 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 980 specs and review.