CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8 cores 2200 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 710
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
8 cores 2860 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP16
Compared fields
41
Different values
35
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2200 MHz | 2860 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistors | Not available | 8 billion |
| TDP | 7 W | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | Not available | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | Not available | 2 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 22 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 12 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 710 | Mali G76 MP16 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 700 | Bifrost |
| GPU clock | 676 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Execution units | Not available | 16 |
| Shaders | 128 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 346.1 Gigaflops | 896 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Da Vinci |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 200MP | Not available |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 | H.264, H.265, VC-1 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2900 Mbps | Up to 2300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1600 Mbps | Up to 1250 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2022 | October 2019 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM6450 | Not available |
| Storage support | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
5G
Oppo A5 2025
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
5G
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G 2024
- Display
- P-OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
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