Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Architecture 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A55 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2860 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 8 billion Not available
TDP 6 W 7 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
L1 cache 512 KB Not available
L2 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 22 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
GPU Mali G76 MP16 Adreno 710
GPU architecture Bifrost Adreno 700
GPU clock 700 MHz 676 MHz
Execution units 16 Not available
Shaders 256 128
FLOPS 896 Gigaflops 346.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VC-1 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
4G LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2300 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1250 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Release October 2019 September 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number Not available SM6450
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

5G
Oppo A5 2025
Oppo

Oppo A5 2025

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6500 mAh
5G
Oppo Reno13 F 5G
Oppo

Oppo Reno13 F 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5800 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7 Lite
Honor

Honor Magic7 Lite

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X9c
Honor

Honor X9c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X60 Pro
Honor

Honor X60 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6600 mAh