CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
8 cores 2860 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP16
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) vs MediaTek Dimensity 8000
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Dimensity 8000
8 cores 2750 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G610 MC6
Compared fields
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Different values
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Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Higher listed GPU clock
MediaTek Dimensity 8000
- Smaller manufacturing process
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | MediaTek Dimensity 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 4x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2860 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistors | 8 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | 8 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | MediaTek Dimensity 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | Not available |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | MediaTek Dimensity 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G76 MP16 | Mali-G610 MC6 |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Valhall 3 |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Execution units | 16 | 6 |
| Shaders | 256 | 96 |
| FLOPS | 896 Gigaflops | 916 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Da Vinci | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | MediaTek Dimensity 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 200MP |
| 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
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | MediaTek Dimensity 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 21 | Not available |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2300 Mbps | Not available |
| Upload speed | Up to 1250 Mbps | Not available |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | MediaTek Dimensity 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | October 2019 | March 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | Not available | MT6895 |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 2 |
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