Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300

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

Compared fields 43
Different values 39
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)MediaTek Dimensity 9300
Architecture 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.09 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.86 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-X43x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2 GHz - Cortex-A720
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2860 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 8 billion 22.7 billion
TDP 6 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)MediaTek Dimensity 9300
L1 cache 512 KB Not available
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 18 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5T
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 76.8 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)MediaTek Dimensity 9300
GPU Mali G76 MP16 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU architecture Bifrost Not available
GPU clock 600 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution units 16 12
Shaders 256 192
FLOPS 768 Gigaflops 5990.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci MediaTek APU 790

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)MediaTek Dimensity 9300
Maximum display resolution 3360 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 320MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 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 9300
4G LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 1400 Mbps Up to 7900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 200 Mbps Up to 4200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)MediaTek Dimensity 9300
Release October 2019 November 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available MT6989
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 4.0
Devices in database Not available 3
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 9300

5G
Oppo Find X7 PHZ110
Oppo

Oppo Find X7 PHZ110

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo X100 Pro
Vivo

Vivo X100 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2800…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo X100
Vivo

Vivo X100

2.9
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2800…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Realme 14x 5G
Realme

Realme 14x 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh