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Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9000S
35.5Inno Score
VS
Q
31.4Inno Score
32CPU30.1
31.3GPU24.9
46.6Benchmarks42
—AI29
34.5Efficiency32.1
6 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9000S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 35.5 to 31.4, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+6) and benchmarks (+5). Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S

  • Stronger GPU score: 31 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 42
  • 63% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,300 vs 800
  • 24% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,050 vs 850
  • 22% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,300 vs 2,700

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20232019
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)9 W+10%10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A5101x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.62 GHz2.84 GHz+8%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUMaleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPUHiSilicon Da Vinci NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance—7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Snapdragon X24 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu 10720,000+20%Top 46%600,000Top 52%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,050+24%Top 44%850Top 63%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300+22%Top 38%2,700Top 52%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,300+63%Top 68%800Top 87%

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