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Huawei Kirin 9020 vs Huawei Kirin 980

WINNER
H
32.9Inno Score
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Huawei Kirin 980
30.3Inno Score
36.1CPU24.8
36.8GPU—
—Benchmarks33.7
20Efficiencyspec-based37
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90201 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 980

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9020 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 32.9 to 30.3, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+11). Huawei Kirin 980 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 9020

  • Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 25
  • 134% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,285 vs 550
  • 125% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,505 vs 2,000

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Huawei Kirin 980
Announced20242018
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)—8 W
ArchitectureARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Huawei Kirin 980
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.5 GHz2.6 GHz+4%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Huawei Kirin 980
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 920Arm Mali-G76 MP10
GPU clock840 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Huawei Kirin 980
NPU—Dual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Huawei Kirin 980
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Huawei Kirin 980
Modem—Integrated LTE Cat-21
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Huawei Kirin 980
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9020 versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9020Huawei Kirin 980
AnTuTu—430,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,285+134%Top 40%550Bottom 21%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,505+125%Top 29%2,000Bottom 30%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,907Bottom 48%—

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