HiSilicon Kirin 810 VS HiSilicon Kirin 970

Comparison of video cards HiSilicon Kirin 810 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 970

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Higher turbo clock speed

2.40 GHz 2.20 GHz

Around 8% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 810

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Higher clock speed

1.90 GHz 1.84 GHz

Around 3% better clock speed
Performance per watt

5 W 9 W

About 0.56 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 810

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 970 and HiSilicon Kirin 810 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 810
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	HiSilicon Kirin HiSilicon Kirin
Generation	6 6
CPU group	HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 810/820

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs HiSilicon Kirin 810 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.84 GHz 1.90 GHz
CPU Cores	8 8
Turbo (1 Core)	2.40 GHz 2.20 GHz
CPU Threads	8 8
Turbo (8 Cores)	2.40 GHz 2.20 GHz
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core	4x Cortex-A73 2x Cortex-A76
B core	4x Cortex-A53 6x Cortex-A55

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 970 and HiSilicon Kirin 810 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	ARM Mali-G72 MP12 ARM Mali-G52 MP6
GPU frequency	0.75 GHz 0.85 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	12 16
Shader	192 288
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 4 GB
Max. displays	1 2
Generation	Bifrost 2 Bifrost 2
DirectX Version	12 12
Technology	16 nm 12 nm
Release date	Q3/2017 Q1/2018

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 970 and HiSilicon Kirin 810. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 970 and HiSilicon Kirin 810 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR4X-2133 LPDDR4X-2133
Max. Memory	8 GB 6 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	4 4

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 970 and HiSilicon Kirin 810.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 970 or HiSilicon Kirin 810? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	9 W 5 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 970 and HiSilicon Kirin 810 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	None None
L3-Cache	2.00 MB 1.00 MB
Architecture	Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Technology	10 nm 7 nm
Socket	N/A N/A
Release date	Q3/2017 Q2/2019

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 970 and HiSilicon Kirin 810.

Specification	Value
Used in	Huawei Honor 10Huawei Note 10Huawei PlayHuawei Honor View 10Huawei Mate 10 ProHuawei P20Huawei Nova 3Huawei Nova 4 Huawei Honor 9X ProHuawei Honor Play 4T ProHuawei MatePad 10.4Huawei Nova 5i ProHuawei P40 Lite