Unisoc Tiger T610 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Unisoc Tiger T610 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G52 MP2 and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Tiger T610 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A75) and Kirin 955 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 presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software like Neocore, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, 3DMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, PCMark, PassMark, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, even the gaming performance of processors in Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Tiger T610 or Kirin 955 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Tiger T610

12%

Kirin 955

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

Tiger T610

67%

Kirin 955

49%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Tiger T610

11%

Kirin 955

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Tiger T610	Kirin 955
Total score	169746	102680
CPU	47534	28750
GPU	64512	39011
MEM	27164	16436
UX	30555	18491

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Tiger T610	Kirin 955
Single-Core	278	271
Multi-Core	917	924

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Tiger T610	Kirin 955
Frequency	1800 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1066	1600
Memory bandwidth	29	25.6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.1-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 955 is 28% better than Tiger T610 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G52 MP2	Mali-T880 MP4
GPU Frequency	614 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	302.51	122.31
# of Cores	2	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2160 x 1080 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	21.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	26.5	23.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	56.9	39.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.2	26.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	22.7	19.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	31.7	25.8
Real Racing 3	85.4	69
Sniper 3D	91	51.2
Need for Speed No Limits	79.7	63
Mortal Kombat X	74	63
CSR Racing 2	62.6	47.3

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	16 MP	20 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE-7
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Unisoc Tiger T610 is better: 29
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 955 is better: 10
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Tiger T610 and Kirin 955, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Tiger T610 SoC - all data

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

• Tiger T610 specs and review.

Kirin 955 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 955 specs and review.