HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

Manufacturing Process

7nm

CPU Cores

8 cores

Instruction Set

ARMv8.2-A

Memory Type

LPDDR4X (2133MHz)

GPU

Mali-G76 MP16

5G Support

ℹ️ Basic Information

SOC Name HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

Brand hisilicon

Announcement Date 06 October 2019

Class Flagship

Manufacturing Process 7nm

Manufacturing TSMC

⚡ CPU Specifications

CPU Architecture 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76
2x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55

CPU Cores 8 Core

CPU Frequency 2860MHz

Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A

🧠 Cache & NPU

Cache 8 MB

SLC 2

NPU Da Vinci Dual-core NPU

💾 Memory

Memory Type LPDDR4X

Memory Frequency 2133MHz

Memory Bus 4

Max Bandwidth 34.1 Gb/s

Max Memory Size 12

🎮 GPU

GPU Mali-G76 MP16

GPU Architecture Bifrost 3rd gen

Pipelines 16 Pipeline

Shading Units 24 Unit

Total Shaders 384 Unit

Vulkan Version Version 1.3

OpenCL Version Version 2.0

💿 Storage & Display

Max Display Resolution 3360 x 1440

Max Camera Resolution 108

🎵 Video & Audio

Video Capture 4K @60FPS

Video Playback 4K @60FPS

Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VC-1

Audio Codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

📶 Connectivity

5G Support 1

WiFi Wifi 6

Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0

🛰️ Navigation Systems

GPS Yes

GLONASS Yes

Beidou Yes

Galileo No

QZSS No

NAVIC No

📊 Benchmark Scores

AnTuTu 10 714,339

⚖️ Related SOC

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HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

hisilicon • 8 cores • 2019

714,339

Apple A12 Bionic

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711,467

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✅ Positive Aspects

1. Flagship CPU & Balanced Architecture

The Kirin 990 5G combines powerful Cortex-A76 cores in a split cluster architecture with efficiency Cortex-A55 cores, offering smooth overall system performance and good multi-threaded performance for 2019 flagship use cases.

2. Strong Graphics Performance

Equipped with a 16-core Mali-G76 GPU with Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 2.0 support, the chipset provides solid graphics capabilities suitable for gaming and multimedia playback at high resolutions.

3. Integrated 5G & Modern Connectivity

Kirin 990 5G integrates the Balong 5000 5G modem, offering extensive 5G capability alongside Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 support, making it competitive among flagship devices of its time.

❌ Negative Aspects

1. Older Process Node

Built on a 7 nm+ process, Kirin 990 5G is less power efficient compared to newer 5 nm and 4 nm-class SoCs, which can result in higher power consumption under heavy workloads.

2. Mid-Tier AI Capability by Modern Standards

The integrated Da Vinci dual-core NPU, while advanced for its time, does not match the AI performance of later flagship NPUs from competitors, limiting its capabilities in AI-intensive tasks.

Device information for this processor will be available soon. We are working on collecting data about smartphones and tablets that use the HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G.