Skip to content
InnoReviews

Huawei Kirin 9010 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

H
31.7Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
36.2CPU24.3
33.2GPU—
—Benchmarks36
20Efficiencyspec-based54.9
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90102 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.9 to 31.7. Huawei Kirin 9010 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 9010

  • Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 24
  • 208% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,446 vs 470
  • 199% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,484 vs 1,500

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 22% higher Max clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20242023
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.3 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.18 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.55 GHz Cortex-A510 Little4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.3 GHz2.8 GHz+22%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 610
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Modem—Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max display—FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture—1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTu—471,425Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—185,372Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—29,548Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—128,755Bottom 6%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—127,750Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,446+208%Top 32%470Bottom 17%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,484+199%Top 31%1,500Bottom 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,573Bottom 40%—

Related comparisons

Huawei Kirin 9010vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 732GVSHuawei Kirin 9010vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 750GVSHuawei Kirin 9010vs MediaTek Helio G99VSHuawei Kirin 9010vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855VSQualcomm Snapdragon 685vs MediaTek Dimensity 7050VSQualcomm Snapdragon 685vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2VSQualcomm Snapdragon 685vs Huawei Kirin 9000SVSQualcomm Snapdragon 685vs Apple A12 BionicVS

Try another matchup