HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Samsung Exynos 1080

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Samsung Exynos 1080, comparison of GPUs Mali-G76 MP18 and Mali-G78 MP24.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Exynos 1080 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, 3DMark, Neocore, PassMark, Quadrant, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, and how good the processors are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Kirin 990 5G or Exynos 1080 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

32%

Exynos 1080

48%

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

Kirin 990 5G

73%

Exynos 1080

78%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990 5G

29%

Exynos 1080

45%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Exynos 1080
Total score	456731	676347
CPU	127884	189378
GPU	173566	257014
MEM	73076	108209
UX	82211	121743

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 990 5G	Exynos 1080
Single-Core	945	1023
Multi-Core	3118	3731

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990 5G	Exynos 1080
Frequency	2860 MHz	3000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR5
Max. Memory	12 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1866
Memory bandwidth	31.78	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 1080 is 4% 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	Mali-G78 MP24
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	581.14	1076
# of Cores	18	24
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 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	25.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.5	79.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	59.6	47.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.6	43.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	67.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.2	99.7
Real Racing 3	74.5	59.6
Sniper 3D	131.1	76.3
Need for Speed No Limits	83.4	57.2
Mortal Kombat X	86.4	69.2
CSR Racing 2	65.6	66.8

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 v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	32 MP	240 MP
Dual Camera resolution		48 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	21	Exynos Modem 5200
Download speed	1400 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	900 MBit/s.	12000 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	Galileo, QZSS, GPS, Glonass, Beidou, SBAS
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 1080 is better: 27
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 990 5G SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• Kirin 990 5G specs and review.

Exynos 1080 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Exynos 1080 specs and review.