HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4. 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
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Number of cores | 8 | 6 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Number of transistors | 8000 million | |
| TDP | 7 Watt | 4 Watt |
| Neural Processing | Ascend Lite + Ascend Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture, HiAI 2.0 | NPU |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 12 GB | up to 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 3.0 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G76 MP16 | |
| GPU Architecture | Mali Bifrost | |
| GPU frequency | 700 MHz | |
| Execution units | 16 | |
| Shaders | 256 | |
| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3360x1440@60Hz | 2520x1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | FullHD+@60fps |
| 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 | 2.5 Gbps | |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.9 Gbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2019 Quarter 4 | 2025 Quarter 4 |
| Partnumber | SM4450-AF | |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
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