Kirin 990 (4G) vs Kirin 980
We compared two 8-core processors: HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) (with Mali G76 MP16 graphics) and Kirin 980 (Mali G76 MP10). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G)
- Announced 1-year and 1-month later
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (2860 vs 2600 MHz)
- Supports 7% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 31.78 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
- Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 9 score – 496K vs 479K
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 980
- Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 143538 | 140916 |
| GPU | 161429 | 143456 |
| Memory | 107678 | 83772 |
| UX | 84092 | 115457 |
| Total score | 496363 | 479142 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 148.7 Mpixels/s | 123.8 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 23.9 images/s | 20.4 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 54.1 words/s | 47.2 words/s |
| Machine learning | 55.8 images/s | 47.4 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 28.2 images/s | 23.2 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 3.13 Mnodes/s | 2.39 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 797.5 Krows/s | 655 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 46% | 48% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Score | 3284 | 2489 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 41 FPS [Ultra] |
39 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | 29 FPS [Ultra] |
28 FPS [High] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 55 FPS [Ultra] |
51 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Huawei Mate 30 Pro 1146 x 2400 |
Huawei Nova 5T 1080 x 2340 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Kirin 990 (4G) and Kirin 980CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 2.09 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.86 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2860 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 8 billion | 6.9 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali G76 MP16 | Mali G76 MP10 |
| Architecture | Bifrost | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 600 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Execution units | 16 | 10 |
| Shading units | 256 | 160 |
| FLOPS | 768 Gigaflops | 691 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 31.78 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3360 x 1440 | 3120 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | - | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| 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
| Modem | Balong 765 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 21 | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1400 Mbps | Up to 1400 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS |
Info
| Announced | October 2019 | August 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Official page | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (4G) official site | HiSilicon Kirin 980 official site |
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