Qualcomm Snapdragon 775G vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 775G vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G76 MP18 and Adreno 640.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 775G is octa-core (Kryo 575 Prime) and Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, 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 special test applications such as PassMark, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, Vellamo, Neocore, Quadrant, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, and how good the processors are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 775G or Kirin 990 5G and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 775G

39%

Kirin 990 5G

32%

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

Snapdragon 775G

78%

Kirin 990 5G

73%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 775G

36%

Kirin 990 5G

29%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 775G	Kirin 990 5G
Total score	542926	456731
CPU	152014	127884
GPU	206313	173566
MEM	86877	73076
UX	97716	82211

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 775G	Kirin 990 5G
Single-Core	1216	945
Multi-Core	4134	3118

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 775G	Kirin 990 5G
Frequency	3000 MHz	2860 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3.0 GHz Kryo 575 Prime 1x2.4 GHz Kryo 575 Gold 6x2.0 GHz Kryo 575 Silver	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	LPDDR5	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	4666	1600
Memory bandwidth	17	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 775G 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	Adreno 640	Mali-G76 MP18
GPU Frequency	750 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	986	581.14
# of Cores		18
# of Shader Units	384
Display	2520 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	26.5	28.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	56.2	57.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	53.2	59.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	54.6	43.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	44.4	50.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	70.6	77.2
Real Racing 3	106.4	74.5
Sniper 3D	117	131.1
Need for Speed No Limits	85.1	83.4
Mortal Kombat X	61.2	86.4
CSR Racing 2	63.8	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	192 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	22 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 355
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G	21
Download speed	7000 MBit/s.	1400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3500 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 775G is better: 26
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 14
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 testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 775G and Kirin 990 5G, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 775G SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 775G 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.