Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 810

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 810, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G52 MP6 and Adreno 619L.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 480 5G is octa-core (Kryo 460) and Kirin 810 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 480 5G or Kirin 810 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

Snapdragon 480 5G

19%

Kirin 810

17%

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

Snapdragon 480 5G

76%

Kirin 810

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 480 5G

16%

Kirin 810

15%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 480 5G	Kirin 810
Total score	269743	244271
CPU	75537	68392
GPU	102495	92828
MEM	43157	39092
UX	48548	43972

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 480 5G	Kirin 810
Single-Core	423	503
Multi-Core	1482	2015

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 480 5G	Kirin 810
Frequency	2000 MHz	2270 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	8 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.0 GHz Kryo 460	2x2.27 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1600
Memory bandwidth	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	16 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
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 810 is 11% better than Snapdragon 480 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 619L	Mali-G52 MP6
GPU Frequency	975 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	486	426
# of Cores		6
# of Shader Units	316
Display	2840 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	29.2	28.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	48.2	32.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	42.8	58.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	37.6	39.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	44.9	24.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	62.4	37.6
Real Racing 3	64.2	73
Sniper 3D	81.3	93.4
Need for Speed No Limits	68.5	81.8
Mortal Kombat X	62.1	93.4
CSR Racing 2	47.1	70.1

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	64 MP	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution	25 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 355L
Video Encoding FPS	240	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, VP8, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Snapdragon X51 5G Modem-RF System	21
Download speed	2500 MBit/s.	1400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	800 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, SBAS, NavIC, Dual frequency GNSS (L1 and L5), GNSS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Sensor Assi	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G is better: 25
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 810 is better: 16
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Snapdragon 480 5G and Kirin 810, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 480 5G SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 480 5G specs and review.

Kirin 810 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 810 specs and review.