Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
—CPU85.3
—GPU82.5
—Benchmarks87.5
—Efficiencyspec-based74.8
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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.
Which would you pick?
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2025 |
| Process | — | 3 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 10 W |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 8 |
| Core configuration | — | 2x4.6 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon Performance |
| Max clock | — | 4.6 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Adreno 840 |
| GPU clock | — | 1,200 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Hexagon NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X-10667 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 85.3 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X85 5G |
| Max download | — | 12.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz |
| Video capture | 4K | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 3,646,161Top 3% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 1,084,061Top 3% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 1,342,827Top 3% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 425,901Top 6% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 793,372Top 3% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 3,850Top 4% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 11,900Top 4% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 7,700Top 6% |
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