HiSilicon Kirin 980
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HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
HiSilicon Kirin 980
HiSilicon Kirin 980
Released
Q1/2022
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

What's the best choice HiSilicon Kirin 980 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

HiSilicon Kirin 980 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 6 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1174 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions HiSilicon Kirin 980 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    950 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    901 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    612 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    237 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    448 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 37 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    345 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    637 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    64 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    4 place

Specifications

Technical data
HiSilicon Kirin 980 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 980 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    1.90 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.60 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G76 MP10 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 730
  • GPU frequency
    0.72 GHz left arrow 0.84 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    10 left arrow --
  • Shader
    160 left arrow --
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow --
  • Generation
    Bifrost 3 left arrow 7
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q1/2022
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and HiSilicon Kirin 980. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow LPDDR5-3200
  • Max. Memory
    8 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    6 W left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by HiSilicon Kirin 980 and HiSilicon Kirin 980, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv9-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    left arrow --
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Kryo
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow SM8450

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
681
HiSilicon Kirin 980
1241
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2378
HiSilicon Kirin 980
3838
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
520
HiSilicon Kirin 980
2236
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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