HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus, comparison of GPUs Adreno 650 and Mali-G76 MP18.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Snapdragon 865 Plus is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, PCMark, Neocore, AnTuTu, Vellamo, Quadrant, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Kirin 990 5G or Snapdragon 865 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Kirin 990 5G

88%

Snapdragon 865 Plus

97%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Kirin 990 5G

77%

Snapdragon 865 Plus

81%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990 5G

83%

Snapdragon 865 Plus

91%

Antutu 8

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Kirin 990 5G	Snapdragon 865 Plus
Total score	456731	663155
CPU	127884	185674
GPU	173566	251998
MEM	73076	106104
UX	82211	119367

GeekBench 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Kirin 990 5G	Snapdragon 865 Plus
Single-Core	945	1042
Multi-Core	3118	3647

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990 5G	Snapdragon 865 Plus
Frequency	2860 MHz	3100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	1x3.1 GHz Kryo 585 Prime 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)
Max. Memory	12 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2750
Memory bandwidth	31.78	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 865 Plus is 7% better than Kirin 990 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G76 MP18	Adreno 650
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	645 MHz
GFloPS	581.14	1348
# of Cores	18
# of Shader Units		512
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	3840 x 2160 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	28.4	30.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.5	75.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	59.6	103.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.6	58.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	64.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.2	94.9
Real Racing 3	74.5	129.6
Sniper 3D	131.1	165.9
Need for Speed No Limits	83.4	145.2
Mortal Kombat X	86.4	119.3
CSR Racing 2	65.6	145.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	32 MP	200 MP
Dual Camera resolution		25 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 480
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10

Networks and Navigation

Modem	21	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G
Download speed	1400 MBit/s.	7500 MBit/s.
Upload speed	900 MBit/s.	3000 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	QZSS, SBAS, Galileo, Beidou, GPS, NavIC enabled, GNSS, GLONASS, Dual frequency GNSS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	No	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus is better: 35
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Kirin 990 5G and Snapdragon 865 Plus, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 990 5G SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile
• Antutu 8

• Kirin 990 5G specs and review.

Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 865 Plus specs and review.