HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Kirin 659
Kirin 990 4G
497136

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 659
214
Kirin 990 4G
748

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 659
811
Kirin 990 4G
3078

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76
2x 2.09 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.86 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Number of transistors 4000 million 8000 million
TDP 6 Watt
Neural Processing - Ascend Lite + Ascend Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture, HiAI 2.0

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB up to 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 933 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Architecture Mali Midgard Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency 900 MHz 600 MHz
Execution units 2 16
Shaders 32 256
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 1.2 2.0
Vulkan API 1.0 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1920x1200 3360x1440@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture FullHD+@60fps 4K@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VC-1
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 4.2 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 1 2019 Quarter 4
Partnumber Hi6250
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship