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Huawei Kirin 980 vs MediaTek Dimensity 700

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 980
30.3Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 700
30.2Inno Score
24.8CPU23.9
33.7Benchmarks29.2
37Efficiencyspec-based44.2
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9803 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 700

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 980 scores 30.3 against 30.2 for MediaTek Dimensity 700. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 980 edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 34 vs 29
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 19% higher AnTuTu: 430,000 vs 360,000
  • 18% higher Max clock: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 700

  • 37% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 8 W
  • 33% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 730 vs 550

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Dimensity 700
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
Announced20182020
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)8 W5 W+37%
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Dimensity 700
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.6 GHz+18%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Dimensity 700
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP10Arm Mali-G57 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Dimensity 700
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
NPUDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Dimensity 700
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Dimensity 700
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-21Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Max download—2.8 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Dimensity 700
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzFHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@30fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Dimensity 700
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Dimensity 700
AnTuTu430,000+19%360,000
Geekbench 6 (single)550Bottom 22%730+33%Bottom 28%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,000+5%Bottom 31%1,900Bottom 25%

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