Huawei Kirin 9000E vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
50.1CPU37.2
32.9GPU29.6
—Benchmarks54.6
52Efficiencyspec-based37
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000E2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9000E 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 9000E
- Stronger CPU score: 50 vs 37
- Stronger GPU score: 33 vs 30
- 45% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,775 vs 1,222
- 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2021 |
| Process | 5 nm+29% | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 8 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Cortex-A77 and Cortex-A55 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55 | 1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime + 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver |
| Max clock | 3.13 GHz | 3.2 GHz+2% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G78 MP22 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU clock | — | 670 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture 2.0 (1x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) | Hexagon 698 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5/LPDDR4X | LPDDR5-5500 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 44 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA, sub-6GHz and mmWave) | Snapdragon X55 5G (external) |
| Max download | — | 7.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000E | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 990,057Bottom 48% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 378,834Bottom 50% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 171,089Bottom 48% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 173,146Bottom 48% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 266,988Bottom 47% |
| AnTuTu 12 | — | 1,111,382Bottom 44% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,299Top 36% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 3,357Top 42% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,775+45%Top 29% | 1,222Top 41% |
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