CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 980
8 cores 2600 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP10
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
8 cores 3250 MHz 4 nanometers Mali-G720 MP7
Compared fields
43
Different values
38
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 980
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A762x 1.92 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A7253x 3 GHz - Cortex-A7254x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2600 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 6.9 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 512 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 31.78 Gbit/s | 68.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G76 MP10 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU clock | 720 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Execution units | 10 | Not available |
| Shaders | 160 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 691 Gigaflops | 2329.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3120 x 1440 | Not available |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 21 | Not available |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1400 Mbps | Up to 5170 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | Not available |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | August 2018 | December 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | Not available | MT6899, MT6899Z |
| Storage support | UFS 3.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Devices in database | 24 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
HiSilicon Kirin 980
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.47 inch…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4200 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 5T
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.26…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3750 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Mate 20 X 5G
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2244 pixels (7.20 inch…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4200 mAh
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (10.80…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7500 mAh
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (10.8…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7500 mAh
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (8.40 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 6100 mAh
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (8.40…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 6100 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 5 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.39 inch…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3500 mAh
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
5G
Realme GT 7T
- Display
- AMOLED, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 pixels (6.80 inch…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Si-Car 7000 mAh
5G
Realme Neo7 SE
- Display
- LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz (6.78 inches)
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7000 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 4
- Display
- OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 6550 mAh
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