Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 980
—CPU24.8
—Benchmarks33.7
—Efficiencyspec-based37
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 980
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro 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.
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General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2018 |
| Process | — | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 8 W |
| Architecture | — | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 8 |
| Core configuration | — | 2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | — | 2.6 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Arm Mali-G76 MP10 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Dual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor) |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 34.1 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Integrated LTE Cat-21 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | FHD+ @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | 4K | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 430,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 550Bottom 21% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 2,000Bottom 31% |
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