CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)
8 cores 2860 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP16
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8 cores 3000 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 735
Compared fields
43
Different values
37
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.09 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.86 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2860 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 8 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 512 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | Not available | 8 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 64 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 24 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G76 MP16 | Adreno 735 |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Adreno 700 |
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Execution units | 16 | 2 |
| Shaders | 256 | 384 |
| FLOPS | 768 Gigaflops | 1689.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Da Vinci | Hexagon |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3360 x 1440 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VC-1 | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 21 | LTE Cat. 22 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1400 Mbps | Up to 6500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | October 2019 | March 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | Not available | SM8635 |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 1 |
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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Honor Pad GT Pro
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 180 Hz, 1920 × 300…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 10050 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR+ 2025
- Display
- LTPO P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra
- Display
- P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
- Display
- LTPS P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4500 mAh
5G
Realme GT 6
- Display
- LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter
- Display
- OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3
- Display
- OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Xiaomi 14 Civi Limited Edition
- Display
- AMOLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2750 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4700 mAh
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