CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)
8 cores 2860 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP16
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) vs Samsung Exynos 1080
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Samsung Exynos 1080
8 cores 2800 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G78 MP10
Compared fields
43
Different values
33
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
Samsung Exynos 1080
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.09 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.86 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 1x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A783x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2860 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistors | 8 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | 9 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 512 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | Not available |
| L3 cache | Not available | 4 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 44 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G76 MP16 | Mali-G78 MP10 |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Valhall 2 |
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Execution units | 16 | 10 |
| Shaders | 256 | 160 |
| FLOPS | 768 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Da Vinci | Neural Processor |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3360 x 1440 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 200MP, 2x 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, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 21 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1400 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) | Samsung Exynos 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | October 2019 | November 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | Not available | S5E9815 |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 6 |
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.
Samsung Exynos 1080
5G
Vivo S15e
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2404 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4700 mAh
5G
Vivo X70t
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4400 mAh
5G
Vivo X70 Pro
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4450 mAh
5G
Vivo X60 V2059A
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4200 mAh
5G
Vivo X60 Pro V2047A
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4200 mAh
5G
Vivo X60 V2046A
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4300 mAh
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