Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)

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CPU A

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)

8 cores 2860 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP16

CPU B

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)

8 cores 2860 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP16

Compared fields 39

Different values 9

Quick factual highlights

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)

Higher listed GPU clock
Higher listed download speed

CPU

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
Architecture	2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.09 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.86 GHz - Cortex-A55	2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores	8	8
Clock speed	2860 MHz	2860 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Process technology	7 nanometers	7 nanometers
Transistors	8 billion	8 billion
TDP	6 W	6 W

Cache and memory

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bus	4x 16 Bit	4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	34.1 Gbit/s	34.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	12 GB	12 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
GPU	Mali G76 MP16	Mali G76 MP16
GPU architecture	Bifrost	Bifrost
GPU clock	600 MHz	700 MHz
Execution units	16	16
Shaders	256	256
FLOPS	768 Gigaflops	896 Gigaflops
Vulkan	1.1	1.0
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
DirectX	12	12
Neural processor / NPU	Da Vinci	Da Vinci

Display and media

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
Maximum display resolution	3360 x 1440	3840 x 2160
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, VC-1
Audio codecs	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
4G	LTE Cat. 21	LTE Cat. 21
5G	No	Yes
Download speed	Up to 1400 Mbps	Up to 2300 Mbps
Upload speed	Up to 200 Mbps	Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi	6	6
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

General

Specification	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
Release	October 2019	October 2019
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Storage support	UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0	UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0

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