Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980

We compared the performance of processors and found out that Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G is better than Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980 by 11.31%. It has 8 cores at 2.58 GHz and an Mali-G77 MP GPU versus 8 cores at 2.6 GHz with Mali G76MP.

The chips have equal TDP of 6W, which means that devices based on these CPUs will heat up the same during games and other complex tasks. The speed of the built-in modem in Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980 is better, 200 Mbps vs 177 Mbps so you'll get faster Internet service.

In the tables below you will find more detailed information and you will be able to compare these CPUs, see the difference and be able to find which one is right for you.

Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980 Benchmarks and Rankings

Benchmark	Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G	Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980	Difference
Antutu	426155	431556	1.27%
Geekbench	2697/988	2434/688	10.81% / 43.60%
3Dmark	2289	2486	8.61%

Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980 Gaming Performance Test

Gaming test	Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G	Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980	Difference
PUBG: Mobile	60 fps	58 fps	3.45%
PUBG: New State	54 fps	47 fps	14.89%
Call of Duty: Mobile	60 fps	54 fps	11.11%
Fortnite	30 fps	30 fps	-
Genshin Impact	42 fps	43 fps	2.38%
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang	60 fps	60 fps	-

Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980 Specification

Processor name	Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G	Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980
Release Date	4/15/2020	8/31/2018
CPU Architecture	1 x 2.58 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 + 3 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 + 4 x 1,84 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2 x 2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 + 2 x 1.92 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 + 4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Number of Cores	8	8
Clock Rate	2.58 GHz	2.6 GHz
Chip technology	7 nm	7 nm
GPU	Mali-G77 MP	Mali G76MP
The highest TDP	6	6
Memory	12 Gb	8 Gb
Features	Balong 5000	Huawei HiSilicon modem
Upload Speed (up to)	177 Mbps	200 Mbps