CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
8 cores 2860 MHz 7 nanometers Mali G76 MP16
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) vs Samsung Exynos 1580
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Samsung Exynos 1580
8 cores 2900 MHz 4 nanometers Samsung Xclipse 540
Compared fields
41
Different values
33
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Samsung Exynos 1580
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz - Cortex-A762x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2860 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 8 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 512 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | Not available |
| 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 | 12 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G76 MP16 | Samsung Xclipse 540 |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Magellan (RDNA 3) |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | Not available |
| Execution units | 16 | Not available |
| Shaders | 256 | Not available |
| FLOPS | 896 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Da Vinci | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 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 (5G) | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 21 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2300 Mbps | Up to 5100 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1250 Mbps | Up to 1280 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | October 2019 | October 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | Not available | S5E8855 |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | 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.
Samsung Exynos 1580
5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 234…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
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