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Huawei Kirin 980 vs MediaTek Helio G99+

Huawei Kirin 980
30.3Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Helio G99+
—Inno Score
24.8CPU25.3
33.7Benchmarks—
37Efficiencyspec-based36
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9802 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G99+

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek Helio G99+ 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

  • 18% higher Max clock: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G99+

  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Helio G99+
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99+
Announced20182026
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)8 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Helio G99+
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99+
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.6 GHz+18%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Helio G99+
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99+
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP10Arm Mali-G57 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Helio G99+
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99+
NPUDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Helio G99+
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99+
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5X-5500
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Helio G99+
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99+
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-21Integrated 4G LTE Cat-13
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Helio G99+
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99+
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@30fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus MediaTek Helio G99+
SpecHuawei Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99+
AnTuTu430,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)550Bottom 21%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,000Bottom 31%—

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