The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is an ARM based high-end octa-core SoC for smartphones and tablets, which was introduced with the Huawei Mate 30 Pro in late 2019. It integrates eight CPU cores in three clusters. The performance cluster contains two Cortex-A76 cores with up to 2.86 GHz, the balanced cluster contains also two Cortex-A76 cores but with only up to 2.09 GHz and finally the power saving cluster contains four small ARM Cortex-A55 cores with up to 1.86 GHz. Furthermore, the SoC integrates a neural processor (1 + 1 cores) for AI tasks and a ARM Mali-G76 MP16 GPU clcoked at up to 600 MHz. Compared to the 5G version, the 4G Kirin 990 integrates a fast 4G modem and is slightly lower clocked (2 of the 3 clusters and the GPU).
The Kirin 990 is produced in the modern 7nm process at TSMC.
| Codename | Cortex-A76/-A55 |
| Clock Rate | <=2860 MHz |
| Number of Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 |
| Transistor Count | 8000 Million |
| Manufacturing Technology | 7 nm |
| Features | ARM Mali-G76MP16 GPU, 2x Cortex-A76 (2.86 GHz) + 2x Cortex-A76 (2.36) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.95 GHz, big.LITTLE), 4G Modem |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G76 MP16 ( - 600 MHz) |
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
| Architecture | ARM |
| Announcement Date | 09/06/2019 |
- Average benchmark values
Honor Play4 Pro: ARM Mali-G76 MP16, 6.57", 0.2 kg
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Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8: ARM Mali-G76 MP16, 10.80", 0.5 kg
External Review » Huawei MatePad Pro 10
Huawei Mate 30: ARM Mali-G76 MP16, 6.62", 0.2 kg
External Review » Huawei Mate 30
Huawei Mate 30 Pro: ARM Mali-G76 MP16, 6.53", 0.2 kg
External Review » Huawei Mate 30 Pro
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