HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) vs MediaTek Dimensity 900

Compared 2 processors: HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G), vs MediaTek Dimensity 900. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) and MediaTek Dimensity 900
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
714339
MediaTek Dimensity 900
515609
CPU223187166403
GPU21258088444
Memory140763128743
UX137809132019
NanoReview Score714339515609
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
3286
MediaTek Dimensity 900
2197
Stability55 %99 %
Graphics Test19 fps13 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
964
MediaTek Dimensity 900
898
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
3146
MediaTek Dimensity 900
2239
File Compression133.5 MB/s109.6 MB/s
HTML5 Browser76.3 pages/s59.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering114.7 MP/sec82.5 MP/sec
Background Blur10.9 frames/s6 frames/s
Photo Processing30.1 frames/s20.6 frames/s
Image Detection62.2 frames/s43.6 frames/s
HDR91.2 MP/sec68.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4 MP/sec3.07 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 58 FPS (Ultra) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 44 FPS (Ultra) n/a
FortniteFortnite 30 FPS (High) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 59 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device Huawei Honor 30 Pro Plus (1200x2640) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 2x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2860 2400
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 2 MB n/a
L3 Cache n/a 2 MB
Process tech. 7 nm 6 nm
Transistor count 8 billion 10 billion
Power (TDP) 6 W 4 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Bifrost 3rd gen Valhall 2nd gen
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 900 MHz
Execution Units 16 4
Shader Units 24 32
Total shader 384 128
FLOPS 460.8 GFLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Da Vinci MediaTek APU 3.0

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 12 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 2.1
- UFS 3.0
- UFS 2.1
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3360x1440 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera n/a 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VC-1
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Balong 5000 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4600 MB/s Up to 2770 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 1250 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced October, 2019 yr May, 2021 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename n/a MT6877

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