HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
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HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2019
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G

What's the best choice HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G or Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G has a maximum frequency of 1.86 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 6 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1055 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    1.86 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14% better overclocked clock speed

    2.09 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    844 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    791 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    486 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    227 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1223 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1131 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1045 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    605 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    64 place

Specifications

Technical data
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 990 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.86 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.09 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.86 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • A core
    2x Cortex-A76 left arrow 2x Kryo 460 Gold
  • B core
    2x Cortex-A76 left arrow 6x Kryo 460 Silver
  • C core
    4x Cortex-A55 left arrow --
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G76 MP16 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 619
  • GPU frequency
    0.60 GHz left arrow 0.95 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow 0
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    Bifrost 3 left arrow 6
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12.1
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 8 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q2/2020
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow LPDDR4X-2133
  • Max. Memory
    8 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 1
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G and Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    6 W left arrow
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G and HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Kryo 460
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 8 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow SM4350

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G and Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
758
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
503
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2869
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
1643
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
737
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
536
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G

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