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Huawei Kirin 980 vs Huawei Kirin T90A

Huawei Kirin 980
30.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
H
31.7Inno Score
24.8CPU34.4
—GPU28.4
33.7Benchmarks—
37Efficiencyspec-based—
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9803 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 980 scores 30.3 against 31.7 for Huawei Kirin T90A. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin T90A edges ahead in CPU, or by price.

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 T90A

  • Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 25
  • 123% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,229 vs 550
  • 99% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 2,000

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Huawei Kirin T90A
Announced20182024
Process7 nm—
TDP (typical)8 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.2ARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Huawei Kirin T90A
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A551x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little
Max clock2.6 GHz+4%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Huawei Kirin T90A
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP10HiSilicon Maleoon 910

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Huawei Kirin T90A
NPUDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Huawei Kirin T90A
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Huawei Kirin T90A
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-21—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Huawei Kirin T90A
Max displayFHD+ @ 60Hz—
Video capture4K@30fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Huawei Kirin T90A
AnTuTu430,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)550Bottom 21%1,229+123%Top 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,000Bottom 31%3,987+99%Top 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,233Bottom 39%

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