Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000

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

Compared fields 43
Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Architecture 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.09 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.86 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 3.05 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2860 MHz 3050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 8 billion Not available
TDP 6 W 4 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)MediaTek Dimensity 9000
L1 cache 512 KB 1024 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 3.5 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3750 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)MediaTek Dimensity 9000
GPU Mali G76 MP16 Mali-G710
GPU architecture Bifrost Valhall 3
GPU clock 600 MHz 850 MHz
Execution units 16 10
Shaders 256 512
FLOPS 768 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Maximum display resolution 3360 x 1440 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
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, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4G LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 1400 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 200 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Release October 2019 November 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available MT6983
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 3.1
Devices in database Not available 4
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.

MediaTek Dimensity 9000

5G
Lenovo Tab Extreme
Lenovo

Lenovo Tab Extreme

3.3
Tablet
Display
OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1876 × 3000 pixels (…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 12300 mAh