MediaTek MT8188J vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

Comparisons   18-06-2023
   Full comparison data of MediaTek MT8188J vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like GFXBench, Quadrant, PassMark, Geekbench, PCMark, Vellamo, Neocore, 3DMark, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of processors in Madout2, Call of Duty, Minecraft, Fortnite, Asphalt 9, PUBG, GTA etc.
   After looking at the data these tests and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy MT8188J or Kirin 990 5G.

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

MT8188J

25%

Kirin 990 5G

32%

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

MT8188J

72%

Kirin 990 5G

73%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8188J

24%

Kirin 990 5G

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8188J	Kirin 990 5G
Total score	360113	456731
CPU	100831	127884
GPU	136847	173566
MEM	57613	73076
UX	64810	82211

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8188J	Kirin 990 5G
Single-Core	665	945
Multi-Core	2195	3118

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8188J	Kirin 990 5G
Frequency	2200 MHz	2860 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	1600
Memory bandwidth	28	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 990 5G is 23% better than MT8188J in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MC2	Mali-G76 MP18
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	486	581.14
# of Cores	2	18
# of Shader Units
Display	2400 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	28.5	28.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	55.6	57.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	45.1	59.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	37.7	43.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	46.4	50.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	71.9	77.2
Real Racing 3	67.6	74.5
Sniper 3D	72.1	131.1
Need for Speed No Limits	81.1	83.4
Mortal Kombat X	72.2	86.4
CSR Racing 2	58.4	65.6

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	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		21
Download speed	750 MBit/s.	1400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	300 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8188J is better: 6
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 31
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full video of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT8188J SoC - all data

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

• MT8188J specs and review.

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.