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HiSilicon Kirin 980

Manufacturing Process
7nm
CPU Cores
8 cores
Instruction Set
ARMv8.2-A
Memory Type
LPDDR4X (2133MHz)
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10

ℹ️ Basic Information

SOC Name HiSilicon Kirin 980
Brand hisilicon
Announcement Date 31 August 2018
Class Flagship
Manufacturing Process 7nm
Manufacturing TSMC

⚡ CPU Specifications

CPU Architecture 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
CPU Cores 8 Core
CPU Frequency 2600MHz
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A

🧠 Cache & NPU

Cache 4 MB
SLC unknown
NPU Dual-core NPU

💾 Memory

Memory Type LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133MHz
Memory Bus 4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth 34.1 Gb/s
Max Memory Size 8 GB

🎮 GPU

GPU Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Architecture Bifrost
Pipelines 10 Pipeline
Shading Units 24 Unit
Total Shaders 240 Unit
Vulkan Version Version 1.3
OpenCL Version Version 2.0
DirectX Version Version Unknown

💿 Storage & Display

Max Display Resolution 3120 x 1440
Max Camera Resolution 48MP

🎵 Video & Audio

Video Capture 4K at 30FPS
Video Playback 4K at 30FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

📶 Connectivity

WiFi Wifi 6
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0

🛰️ Navigation Systems

GPS Yes
GLONASS Yes
Beidou Yes
Galileo Yes
QZSS No
NAVIC No

📊 Benchmark Scores

AnTuTu 10 591,752

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✅ Positive Aspects

1. Pioneering 7nm Mobile SoC

The Kirin 980 was one of the first commercial SoCs built on TSMC’s 7 nm process technology, offering significant improvements in power efficiency and performance relative to its predecessors and many contemporaries at launch.

2. Advanced CPU Architecture & Efficiency

With its three-cluster architecture using four Cortex-A76 performance cores and four Cortex-A55 efficiency cores, the Kirin 980 delivers a strong balance of high performance and energy saving across typical smartphone workloads.

3. Multimedia & Connectivity Strength

Its Mali-G76 MP10 GPU supports modern multimedia codecs and 4K video playback, while the integrated LTE modem with Cat.21 support provided high cellular speeds on release, making it well-rounded for flagship devices of its era.

❌ Negative Aspects

1. Lack of Integrated 5G

The Kirin 980 predates the era of on-chip 5G modems, and only offers LTE connectivity (up to Cat.21), which places it behind later flagship SoCs with integrated 5G.

2. Outpaced by Newer Architectures

While leading at the time of launch, Kirin 980’s performance, especially in GPU and memory bandwidth, is significantly surpassed by more recent SoCs built on 5 nm/4 nm processes and newer CPU microarchitectures.

Device information for this processor will be available soon. We are working on collecting data about smartphones and tablets that use the HiSilicon Kirin 980.