Although they all use those LpDDR 4 x memories, the running score is tested by the function of 3DmARk. The performance of Kirin 980 is almost twice that of Kirin 970, so in the generation of Kirin 980, Kirin 980 chip is also the flagship level in the market. Compared with 990 and 980, there is no big gap between 980 and 970. According to Huawei's official data, Kirin 990 claims that the single-core performance of Snapdragon 855CPU exceeds 10%, the multi-core performance exceeds 9%, and the performance of new gpu exceeds 6% than that of Snapdragon 855.
So it is also the top processor on the market now, and it should be used until next year. The major change of Kirin 990 series is Npu. From Cambrian to self-developed Da Vinci architecture, the computing power of ai has changed qualitatively. Although Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Samsung all announced the integrated 5g baseband soc with Huawei first, their production progress was not as good as Huawei's, so Kirin chips have occupied a very important position in the chip market since Kirin 980.
At present, Huawei mobile phones are mainly equipped with five processors: Kirin 990 5G, Kirin 990, Kirin 985, Kirin 980 and Kirin 820. Obviously, Kirin 990 5G is the strongest, and many users are familiar with the parameters of this chip. The other four chips make many consumers who want to buy Huawei mobile phones confused. Today, we will carefully analyze the process flow, CPU specifications, GPU specifications and NPU specifications of these five chips to see how different they are.
Although these five chips all adopt 7nm technology, Kirin 990 5G technology is more advanced. There are still many consumers who think that Kirin 990 has the same core parameters as the integrated 5G version except the external baseband. In fact, there is still a big gap between the two. The two A76 CPU cores of 990 have both dropped to 2.09GHz, so the CPU performance is much weaker and the GPU remains unchanged. Speaking of NPU, there is a core missing. Therefore, compared with the integrated 5G version, the performance of Kirin 990 CPU drops a little, and the NPU algorithm also drops to some extent.
From the chip naming, we can know that the performance of Kirin 985 is between 990 and 980, and there is only one A76 super-large core. Although it adopts the latest G77 architecture like Shanyou, the number of cores is half less than that of 990, so the performance is not as perfect as expected. Kirin 820 is a mid-range 5G chip used by Huawei to benchmark Snapdragon 765G, but there are too few GPU cores and G57, so the GPU performance is still not as good as 765G. Compared with the 980 series, the performance improvement of the 990 series is really not great, and the CPU and GPU architecture remain unchanged. The 990 series only slightly increased the CPU frequency, and the GPU increased the number of cores.
By comparison, the performance rankings of the five chips are Kirin 990 5G, Kirin 990, Kirin 985, Kirin 980 and Kirin 820. Kirin 990, 985 and 980 have similar performance. Who do you care more about these five chips?
First, Kirin 980 is a 4G chip, positioning high-end.
Kirin 980 is the flagship chip launched on 20 18. The target is Qualcomm 845, which is a 4G chip.
The CPU core of A76 is adopted, and the GPU adopts A76 and TSMC's 7nm process.
Second, Kirin 990 has two versions, one is the 4G version, and the other is the 5G version, which is positioned at the high end.
Kirin 990 is the flagship chip launched on 20 19. There are two versions, one is the 4G version, the other is the 5G version, and the 5G version is called Kirin 905G.
The 4G version of Kirin 990 adopts 7nm technology, that is, Kirin 980 is upgraded, and the main frequency is improved, or A76+G76, and the change is not particularly great.
Kirin 990 5G adopts 7nm EUV technology, which is equivalent to the second generation of 7nm technology. Different from the 4G version, the main frequency has been improved, so the performance is stronger. Then NPU is dual-core, the biggest difference is that this is a 5G chip, which integrates 5G baseband.
Third, Kirin 985 is a mid-range chip, 5G version.
Kirin 985 is Huawei's mid-range 5G chip. Theoretically, it is equivalent to replacing Kirin 980 with 5G baseband. Kirin 985 is the three designs of 1+2+4, and Kirin 980 is the design of 2+2+4. However, judging from the published running scores, Kirin 980 and Kirin 985 are basically the same.
On the GPU, Kirin 985 uses the latest G77, but only has 8 cores, while Kirin 980 uses G76 with 10 core, and the performance difference between the two sides is not significant.
So you don't really have to consider too many differences. I only know that Kirin 980 is the flagship chip in 20 18, Kirin 990 is the flagship chip in 20 19, and Kirin 985 is the mid-range 5G chip.
Both 980 and 990 are flagship chips. But 985 is not. Please note that 985 is not. 985 is a mid-range chip, but the name is good, and it feels between two periods. As for the performance test of mobile phones, you recommend watching geek bay. They have a special issue to test mobile phone chips, which has a comparison of these chips. Statistically, 985 is not good.
First of all, in terms of architecture, 980 is the architecture of A76+A76, 990 is the architecture of A76 in Fantasy, and 985 is the architecture of A77+A76, so 985 is the fusion of 5G and 980 is 4G. For 990, it includes two models, one is 990, the other is 990 5G baseband, and 990 5G is the integration of 5G.
In terms of performance, 990 is better than 980, and 985 is better than 990. The magic A76 is still A76 after all, but it can't reach A77 after all.
Huawei-Hisilicon Kirin 990, 985 and 980 mobile phone processors, among which: I have a ladder diagram of mobile phone processors here, you can have a look: the higher the arrangement, the better its performance. When buying a mobile phone, you can choose a mobile phone according to this picture, and you will not lose money or be fooled!
To tell the difference between them, let's first learn about 990, 985 and 980 chips.
Qilin 990
The 5g version 990 adopts more advanced 7nm +EUV technology, with lower power consumption and heat generation. The CPU part adopts two A76 architecture cores with 2.86Ghz, two cores with 2.36GHz and four cores with 1.95GHz, with built-in Ba Long 5000g baseband, GPU G76 with 16 core, and NPU with two cores and one core (without considering 4g).
Qilin 985
Kirin 985CPU also adopts 7 nm process. The CPU uses 1 A76 core 2.58GHz, 3 A76 core 2.4GHz, 4 A55 core 1.84GHz, and also has a built-in Ba Long 5005G strap. The GPU is G77 core, and the NPU is 1 core 1 small core.
Qilin 980
Kirin 980CPU also adopts 7 nm process. The CPU part adopts two A76 cores at 2.58GHz, two A76 cores at 1.92GHz and four A55 cores at 1.8GHz, and only supports 4G without supporting 5G network. The GPU is G76 with 10 core. NPU is a dual-core architecture, and there is no Da Vinci architecture.
To sum up, Kirin 990, 5G version will win anyway, after all, it is the flagship version, while Kirin 985 is comparable to Kirin 990 in CPU, and G77 of GPU is better than 990, but the number of cores is greatly reduced by half, and NPU still lacks a core. The CPU frequency of 980 is small, and the performance of GPU and NPU is slightly inferior. Generally speaking, 990 is better than 985,985.
980, 990 and 985 all belong to 7 nm process. In terms of performance, 990 is the strongest, which is an upgraded version of 980, while 980 only supports 4G. The 990 is available in 4G and 5G versions, but the 990 mainly pushes high-end machines. In order to meet the 5G demand of high-end machines, 985 was introduced. On the basis of supporting 5G, 985 also better controls the proportion of energy consumption. It makes up for the deficiency that 980 does not support 5 G. It is a good choice for 5G customers who do not pursue performance and pursue energy consumption ratio. 985 also verified Huawei's ability to use ARM A76 architecture for magic attack. The supply chain will not stop production because ARM does not supply Huawei.
At present, Huawei's mobile phone is equipped with Kirin 990 5G, 990,985,980,820, so Kirin 990 5G is the strongest at present! Adopt 7nm process!
The performance of Huawei Kirin 985 is between 990 and 980! Compared with the 980 series, the performance improvement of the 990 series is really not great, and the CPU and GPU architecture remain unchanged. The 990 series only slightly increased the CPU frequency, and the GPU increased the number of cores.
Say a few words simply! It is estimated that you can ask this question, indicating that these parameters may be difficult for you to understand. Simply put, the bigger the number, the more advanced and faster the chip, the longer the standby time of the mobile phone, the more functions and the more expensive it is! So, on the premise that your economic conditions allow, buy the most advanced!