CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
8 cores 2860 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP16
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) vs MediaTek Helio G91
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Helio G91
8 cores 2000 MHz 12 nanometers Mali-G52 MP2
Compared fields
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Different values
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Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Helio G91
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2860 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistors | 8 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | 5 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 512 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 13.41 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G76 MP16 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Execution units | 16 | Not available |
| Shaders | 256 | 24 |
| FLOPS | 896 Gigaflops | 96 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Da Vinci | MediaTek APU |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VC-1 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 21 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2300 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1250 Mbps | Up to 100 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | October 2019 | June 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.
MediaTek Helio G91
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- RAM
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- Battery
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- Display
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- RAM
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- Storage
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- Battery
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