Unisoc Tiger T710 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Unisoc Tiger T710 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980, compare of GPUs Mali-G76 MP18 and PowerVR GM 9446.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Tiger T710 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A75) and Kirin 980 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, 3DMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, AnTuTu, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Octane V2, and how good the SoCs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Tiger T710 or Kirin 980 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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

Tiger T710

18%

Kirin 980

25%

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

Tiger T710

64%

Kirin 980

71%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Tiger T710

17%

Kirin 980

22%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Tiger T710	Kirin 980
Total score	256330	354810
CPU	71765	99354
GPU	97406	134833
MEM	41022	56759
UX	46147	63863

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Tiger T710	Kirin 980
Single-Core	563	765
Multi-Core	2030	2602

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Tiger T710	Kirin 980
Frequency	2000 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1066	1600
Memory bandwidth	29	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 980 is 23% better than Tiger T710 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GM 9446	Mali-G76 MP18
GPU Frequency	970 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	247.35	581.14
# of Cores	3	18
# 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	27.3	27.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	45.5	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	39.1	58.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	35.7	40.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	41.1	46.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	58.1	74.3
Real Racing 3	68.4	87.3
Sniper 3D	50.8	93.1
Need for Speed No Limits	70.4	93.1
Mortal Kombat X	45	66.9
CSR Racing 2	50.8	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	48 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Vivi Magic
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE-7	21
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	1400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	900 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 T710 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 980 is better: 32
You need to understand 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 those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Tiger T710 SoC - all data

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

• Tiger T710 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.