HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Xiaomi Xring O3
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Xiaomi Xring O3 (100/100)
Xiaomi Xring O3 leads overall with a score of 100/100 compared to HiSilicon Kirin 980 (35/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Xiaomi Xring O3:
- + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (100 vs 35)
- + Higher Performance score (100 vs 33)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| DeviceBenchmark Score | 35.0 Poor | 100.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 33.0 Poor | 100.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | — |
| Stability | 48% | — |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| NPU theoretical performance | — | 200 TOPS |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 322481 | 1359147 |
| GPU | 107109 | 2143582 |
| Memory | 146249 | 941063 |
| Total score | 736755 | 5228014 |
| UX | 160916 | 784222 |
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A762x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A764x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 | 2x 4.35 GHz – C1-Ultra4x 3.68 GHz – C1-Premium4x 3.15 GHz – C1-Pro |
| Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Frequency | 2600 MHz | 4350 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | — |
| Transistor count | 6.9 billion | — |
| L3 cache | — | 16 MB |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 21 | — |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 1400 Mbps | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
Gaming
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 39 FPS[Ultra] | — |
| Device | Huawei Nova 5T1080 x 2340 | — |
| Fortnite | 28 FPS[High] | — |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS[Ultra] | — |
| PUBG Mobile | 56 FPS[Ultra] | — |
| Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS[Ultra] | — |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 60 FPS[Ultra] | — |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Vulkan | — |
| Asset compression | 128.6 MB/sec | — |
| Background blur | 10.1 images/sec | — |
| Edge detection | 0.28 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Face detection | 3.47 images/sec | — |
| Feature matching | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Gaussian blur | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | — |
| HDR | 85.1 Mpixels/sec | — |
| HTML 5 Browser | 75 pages/sec | — |
| Horizon detection | 0.17 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Image detection | 59.9 images/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 97.4 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Particle physics | 485.7 FPS | — |
| Photo processing | 22.7 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 3.74 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Samples | 18 tests | — |
| Stereo matching | 12.1 Gpixels/sec | — |
Graphics
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 345.6 Gigaflops | 6554 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 720 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Pipelines | 10 | 16 |
| Shading units | 24 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 240 | 2048 |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| DirectX version | — | 12.2 |
Info
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | August 2018 | August 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Official page | HiSilicon Kirin 980 official site | — |
| Successor | -HiSilicon Kirin 9000S | — |
Memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 24 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gb/s | 113.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR6 |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | — |
| Max display resolution | 3120 x 1440 | — |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | 7472 | — |
| Phones tested | 6 models | — |
| Photo editing score | 14221 | — |
| Video editing score | 5774 | — |
| Web score | 7820 | — |
| Writing score | 10928 | — |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2026-05-01(gay) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-05-03(KiviEgg228) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-05-16(Absolute_Subzero) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-05-29(Chakwawkun) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-06-23(Ha0ntslo) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-25(Mrhuh) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-01(Kiên 🐜) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-14(Adiit) | GeekBench GPU | — |
Smartphones
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Huawei P30 Pro | 751826 | — |
| 2.Honor 20 | 736836 | — |
| 3.Huawei Mate 20 Pro | 736755 | — |
| 4.Honor 20 Pro | 734635 | — |
| 5.Huawei Nova 5T | 733241 | — |
| 6.Huawei P30 | 732904 | — |
| Phones with Kirin 980 | AnTuTu v11 | — |
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