Huawei Kirin 980 vs Huawei Kirin 990 5G
36CPU33.3
23.9GPU—
—Benchmarks48.6
37Efficiencyspec-based20
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9802 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 980 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?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G
- 10% higher Max clock: 2.86 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2019 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 8 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.6 GHz | 2.86 GHz+10% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G76 MP10 | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Dual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor) | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated LTE Cat-21 | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) |
| Max download | — | 2.3 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | — |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | FHD+ @ 60Hz | — |
| Video capture | 4K@30fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 778,713Bottom 27% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 267,234Bottom 23% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 130,102Bottom 34% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 188,134Bottom 51% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 193,243Bottom 16% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,023Bottom 49% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 3,419Top 41% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 676Bottom 45% | — |
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