AMD G-T48L vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD G-T48L CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
AMD G-T48L HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD G-T48L and the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD G-T48L 2 core processor released in Q1/2011 with the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2019.
AMD G (38) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
AMD G (13) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 990 (3)
1 Generation 8
Ontario (Bobcat) Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD G-T48L is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G clocks with 2.86 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

AMD G-T48L Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz A-Core 2.86 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
-- B-Core 2.09 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
-- C-Core 1.86 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD G-T48L Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
-- AI hardware HUAWEI HiAI 2.0
-- AI specifications Da Vinci Architecture. 1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G76 MP16
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Bifrost 3
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G76 MP16
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the AMD G-T48L, while the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

AMD G-T48L Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD G-T48L has a TDP of 18 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is 6 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD G-T48L Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
18 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD G-T48L has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

AMD G-T48L Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
40 nm Technology 7 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q1/2011 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD G-T48L AMD G-T48L
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
757 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD G-T48L AMD G-T48L
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
2855 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD G-T48L AMD G-T48L
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
996 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD G-T48L AMD G-T48L
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
8C 8T @ 2.86 GHz
3244 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD G-T48L AMD G-T48L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
ARM Mali-G76 MP16 @ 0.60 GHz
737 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD G-T48L HiSilicon Kirin 990 4G
Unknown Huawei Mate 30 Pro

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