Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 875 vs Kirin 990 5G

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 660 and Mali-G76 MP18.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 875 is octa-core (Cortex-X1) and Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, PCMark, Vellamo, PassMark, Quadrant, Neocore, Octane V2, and how good the SoCs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 875 or Kirin 990 5G and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

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 875

64%

Kirin 990 5G

32%

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

Snapdragon 875

79%

Kirin 990 5G

73%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 875

61%

Kirin 990 5G

29%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 875	Kirin 990 5G
Total score	892580	456731
CPU	249924	127884
GPU	339178	173566
MEM	142802	73076
UX	160655	82211

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 875	Kirin 990 5G
Single-Core	1404	945
Multi-Core	4904	3118

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 875	Kirin 990 5G
Frequency	2840 MHz	2860 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	1600
Memory bandwidth	51.2	31.78
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.4-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 0% better than Snapdragon 875 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 660	Mali-G76 MP18
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	950 MHz
GFloPS	1486	581.14
# of Cores		18
# of Shader Units	512
Display	3840 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	34.8	28.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	105.8	57.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	63.4	59.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.4	43.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	90.5	50.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	130.5	77.2
Real Racing 3	126.8	74.5
Sniper 3D	139.5	131.1
Need for Speed No Limits	88.8	83.4
Mortal Kombat X	91.9	86.4
CSR Racing 2	76.1	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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	200 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	36 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 480
Video Encoding FPS	60	60
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X57 Modem-RF System 5G	21
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	1400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6000 MBit/s.	900 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, NavIC enabled, SBAS, GPS, GNSS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 is better: 35
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 5
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 875 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 875 specs and review.

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.