Huawei Kirin 990 5G vs MediaTek Dimensity 7450
33.3CPU36
48.6Benchmarks—
20Efficiencyspec-based68
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G3 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 7450
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: MediaTek Dimensity 7450 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G
- 10% higher Max clock: 2.86 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 7450
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 42% higher Max download: 3.3 Gbps vs 2.3 Gbps
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | 4 nm+43% |
| Architecture | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) | Armv8.2-A |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 | 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.86 GHz+10% | 2.6 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 | Arm Mali-G615 MC2 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) | MediaTek NPU (6th gen) |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5-6400 / LPDDR4X |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) | Integrated 5G modem (3GPP R17) |
| Max download | 2.3 Gbps | 3.3 Gbps+42% |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.4 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WFHD+ @ 120Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | — | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 778,713Bottom 27% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 267,234Bottom 22% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 130,102Bottom 34% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 188,134Bottom 50% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 193,243Bottom 15% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,023Top 50% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,419Top 38% | — |
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