Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 990E

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G vs HiSilicon Kirin 990E, compare of GPUs Mali-G76 MP12 and Adreno 619L.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 480 5G is octa-core (Kryo 460) and Kirin 990E is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as PCMark, Vellamo, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, 3DMark, Neocore, Quadrant, PassMark, and how good the processors are in games Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 480 5G or Kirin 990E and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

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

Snapdragon 480 5G

19%

Kirin 990E

31%

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

Snapdragon 480 5G

76%

Kirin 990E

75%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 480 5G

16%

Kirin 990E

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 480 5G	Kirin 990E
Total score	269743	433894
CPU	75537	121487
GPU	102495	164888
MEM	43157	69424
UX	48548	78108

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 480 5G	Kirin 990E
Single-Core	423	929
Multi-Core	1482	3068

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 480 5G	Kirin 990E
Frequency	2000 MHz	2860 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	8 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		10300 millions
Core configuration	8x2.0 GHz Kryo 460	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1600
Memory bandwidth	14	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	1 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 990E is 30% better than Snapdragon 480 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 619L	Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Frequency	975 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	486	489.38
# of Cores		12
# of Shader Units	316
Display	2840 x 2160 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	29.2	28.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	48.2	56.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	42.8	58.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	37.6	42.3
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	44.9	47.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	62.4	77.8
Real Racing 3	64.2	102.7
Sniper 3D	81.3	111.5
Need for Speed No Limits	68.5	93.9
Mortal Kombat X	62.1	67.5
CSR Racing 2	47.1	64.6

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	64 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	25 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 355L
Video Encoding FPS	240	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, VP8, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Snapdragon X51 5G Modem-RF System	5G NR
Download speed	2500 MBit/s.	2300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	800 MBit/s.	1250 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, SBAS, NavIC, Dual frequency GNSS (L1 and L5), GNSS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Sensor Assi	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G is better: 13
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990E is better: 26
Please note that you do not need to 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 processors Snapdragon 480 5G and Kirin 990E, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 480 5G SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 480 5G specs and review.

Kirin 990E SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 990E specs and review.