Which is the best midrange chipset in the market right now? Well, The war never ends because the company keeps introducing newer chips to compete with each other. 2018 was all about the Snapdragon 636 and Kirin 659, Also Helio P60 is popular at the moment. All the processor are really powerful and won’t make a huge difference in real life performance.
Specs Comparison That Matters:
| Processor | Snapdragon 660 | Kirin 710 | Snapdragon 710 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Process | 14nm | 12nm | 10nm |
| CPU | 8x Kryo 260 CPU up to 2.2 GHz | 4x ARM Cortex-A73 @ 2.2GHz and 4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.7GHz | 8x Qualcomm® Kryo™ 360 CPU |
| GPU | Adreno 512 with Vulkan API | ARM Mali G51 MP4 | Qualcomm® Adreno™ 616 GPU |
| Bluetooth Support | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Camera | Up to 25 MP single camera Up to 16 MP camera | 16MP + 24MP | Up to 32 MP single camera Up to 20 MP dual camera |
| Video | Up to 4K Ultra HD video capture @ 30FPS Up to 1080p video capture @120 FPS | Decode: 1080p @ 60fps Encode: 1080p @ 30fps | Up to 4K Ultra HD Premium playback Up to 4K UltraHD capture @ 30 FPS Up to 1080p video capture @120 FPS |
Snapdragon 660:
The SDM660 processor with Qualcomm Spectra™ ISP, Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU built on ARM Cortex Technology, and Qualcomm® Hexagon™ DSP with Hexagon Vector eXtensions (HVX) is built to support high-end features.
- Potentially better performances
- Better GPU
- More suitable for modding
- Power-efficient
- NO AI
Kirin 710:
Kirin 710 is a 64-bit octa-core mid-range performance mobile ARM LTE SoC introduced by HiSilicon in mid-2018. This chip, which is fabricated on TSMC’s 12 nm process, features four Cortex-A73 big cores operating at up to 2.2 GHz along with four Cortex-A53 little cores operating at up to 1.7 GHz. The 710 incorporates ARM’s Mali G51 (4 core) IGP and supports up to 6 GiB of dual-channel LPDDR4 memory.
- Power-efficient
- AI Features
- Weaker GPU
- Faster CPU
- Good Performance
Snapdragon 710:
- Great Performance
- Faster CPU
- Better GPU
- Power-efficient
- 10nm Technology
- Dedicated AI chip
Antutu BenchMarks
Snapdragon 660: 1,34,292 (on Mi A2) 1,40,000 (on Realme 2 pro)
Kirin 710: 1,39,427(on Honor 8X) 1,38,583 (on Nova 3i)
Snapdragon 710: 1,74,000 (on Nokia 7.1 Plus) 1,74,333 (on Mi 8 SE)
Making Winner Snapdragon 710
GeekBench Score (Single core – Multicore)
Snapdragon 660: 1602 – 5044 (on Mi A2) 1452 – 5511(on Realme 2 pro)
Kirin 710: 1584 – 5600 (on Honor 8X) 1601 – 5457 (on Nova 3i)
Snapdragon 710: 1827 – 5937 (on Nokia 7.1 Plus) 1836 – 5742(on Mi 8 SE)
Making Winner Snapdragon 710
Conclusion:
Snapdragon 710 is the best chip among the three. Kirin 710 comes second in overall performance and Snapdragon 660 comes last. In CPU Performance Kirin 710 and Snapdragon 710 is almost same but Kirin 710 has weaker GPU that is why overall score is low in benchmarks.