HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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?
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 2.09 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.86 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 |
Number of cores | 8 | 1 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
Number of transistors | 8000 million | |
TDP | 6 Watt | 8 Watt |
Neural Processing | Ascend Lite + Ascend Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture, HiAI 2.0 | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 12 GB | up to 24 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 4800 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 3.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G76 MP16 | Adreno 750 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | Qualcomm Adreno 700 |
GPU frequency | 600 MHz | 1000 MHz |
Execution units | 16 | 2 |
Shaders | 256 | 1536 |
DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Vulkan API | 1.1 | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3360x1440@60Hz | 3840x2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VC-1 VP8 VP9 |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 10 Gbps | |
Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 7 (802.11be) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.4 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2019 Quarter 4 | 2023 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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