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Huawei Kirin 9010 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

WINNER
H
31.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
31.4Inno Score
36.2CPU30.1
33.2GPU24.9
—Benchmarks42
—AIspec-based29
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90101 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9010 scores 31.7 against 31.4 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9010 edges ahead in GPU and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9010

  • Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 33 vs 25
  • 97% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,573 vs 800
  • 70% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,446 vs 850
  • 66% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,484 vs 2,700

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

  • 23% higher Max clock: 2.84 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20242019
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.3 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.18 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.55 GHz Cortex-A510 Little1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.3 GHz2.84 GHz+23%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock750 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance—7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Modem—Snapdragon X24 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9010 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9010Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu—600,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,446+70%Top 32%850Bottom 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,484+66%Top 31%2,700Bottom 45%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,573+97%Bottom 40%800Bottom 15%

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