HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon HiSilicon Kirin
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 HiSilicon Kirin 990
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  6 8
• Successor
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 --

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 640 ARM Mali-G76 MP16
• GPU frequency
  0.25 GHz 0.60 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.68 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  4 16
• Shader
  384 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Generation
  5 Bifrost 3
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q3/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 4
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus or HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  6 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus and HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  3.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kryo 485 Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2018 Q3/2019
• Part Number
  SM8150-AC --