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Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

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Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
HiSilicon Kirin 980 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000HiSilicon Kirin 980
Architecture 1x 3.13 GHz - Cortex-A773x 2.54 GHz - Cortex-A774x 2.05 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A762x 1.92 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3130 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors 15.3 billion 6.9 billion
TDP 6 W 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000HiSilicon Kirin 980
L1 cache Not available 512 KB
L2 cache Not available 512 KB
L3 cache Not available 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 31.78 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000HiSilicon Kirin 980
GPU Mali-G78 MP24 Mali G76 MP10
GPU architecture Valhall 2 Bifrost
GPU clock Not available 720 MHz
Execution units 24 10
Shaders 384 160
FLOPS Not available 691 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU AI accelerator Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000HiSilicon Kirin 980
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3120 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000HiSilicon Kirin 980
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
5G Yes No
Download speed Not available Up to 1400 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000HiSilicon Kirin 980
Release October 2020 August 2018
Class Flagship Flagship
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0
Devices in database 10 24
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000

PDF manual 4G
Huawei P50 Pro
Huawei

Huawei P50 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1228 × 2700 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4360 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6
Huawei

Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6

3.7
Tablet
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10050 mAh
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4G
Huawei Mate X2 4G
Huawei

Huawei Mate X2 4G

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 2480 × 2200 pixels (8…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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4G
Huawei Mate 40 Pro 4G
Huawei

Huawei Mate 40 Pro 4G

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh
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5G
Huawei Mate X2
Huawei

Huawei Mate X2

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 2480 × 2200 pixels (8…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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5G
Huawei Mate 40 RS
Huawei

Huawei Mate 40 RS

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels (6…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh
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5G
Huawei Mate 40
Huawei

Huawei Mate 40

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4200 mAh
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HiSilicon Kirin 980

PDF manual 4G
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition
Huawei

Huawei P30 Pro New Edition

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.47 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4200 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 5T
Huawei

Huawei Nova 5T

3.7
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.26…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3750 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Mate 20 X 5G
Huawei

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2244 pixels (7.20 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4200 mAh
View details PDF
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8

3.1
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (10.8…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7500 mAh
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4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 WiFi
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 WiFi

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (8.40 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6100 mAh
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4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4

3.3
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (8.40…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6100 mAh
View details
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 5 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Nova 5 Pro

2.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.39 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3500 mAh
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