CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
8 cores 2860 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP16
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) vs Apple A16 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A16 Bionic
6 cores 3460 MHz 4 nanometers Apple A16 GPU
Compared fields
42
Different values
36
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
- More CPU cores
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2860 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 8 billion | 16 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | 8 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 6 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G76 MP16 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Execution units | 16 | 5 |
| Shaders | 256 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 896 Gigaflops | 1789.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | Not available |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | Not available |
| DirectX | 12 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Da Vinci | Apple Neural Engine |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2796 x 1290 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VC-1 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 21 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2300 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1250 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | October 2019 | September 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | Not available | APL1W10 |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | Not available | 4 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.
Apple A16 Bionic
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
- Display
- OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4383 mAh
5G eSIM
Apple iPhone 15
- Display
- OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3349 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1290 × 2796 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4323 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1179 × 2556 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3200 mAh
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