Huawei Kirin 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
50.1CPU37.2
33.2GPU34.3
51.6Benchmarks55.9
—AIspec-based64
52Efficiencyspec-based55.9
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90005 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9000 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 9000
- Stronger CPU score: 50 vs 37
- 17% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,821 vs 1,550
- 10% higher Max clock: 3.13 GHz vs 2.84 GHz
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
- Stronger benchmarks score: 56 vs 52
- 33% higher AnTuTu 11 (UX): 290,073 vs 218,637
- 28% higher AnTuTu 11 (CPU): 379,461 vs 296,136
- 18% higher AnTuTu: 1,040,324 vs 878,884
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2020 |
| Process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 9 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Cortex-A77 and Cortex-A55 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55 | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 3.13 GHz+10% | 2.84 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G78 MP24 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU clock | — | 840 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture 2.0 (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) | Hexagon 780 |
| AI performance | — | 26 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5/LPDDR4X | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 51.2 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA, sub-6GHz and mmWave) | Snapdragon X60 5G |
| Max download | — | 7.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | 4K | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu 11 | 878,884Bottom 37% | 1,040,324+18%Top 50% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 296,136Bottom 32% | 379,461+28%Bottom 51% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 165,066Bottom 45% | 169,822+3%Bottom 47% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 199,045Top 47% | 200,968+1%Top 45% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 218,637Bottom 27% | 290,073+33%Top 48% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,450Top 27% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 3,650Top 36% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,821+17%Top 38% | 1,550Top 44% |
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