HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. 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?
CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 2.09 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.86 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver) |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Number of transistors | 8000 million | 2000 million |
TDP | 6 Watt | 5 Watt |
Neural Processing | Ascend Lite + Ascend Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture, HiAI 2.0 | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 12 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1333 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G76 MP16 | Adreno 509 |
GPU Architecture | Bifrost | Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 600 MHz | 720 MHz |
Execution units | 16 | 1 |
Shaders | 256 | 128 |
DirectX | 12 | 12 |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | 2.0 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3360x1440@60Hz | 1920x1200 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP | |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VC-1 VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 0.6 Gbps | |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2019 Quarter 4 | 2017 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | SDM636 | |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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