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Huawei Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

Huawei Kirin 980
30.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
30.7Inno Score
24.8CPU23.5
33.7Benchmarks31.2
37Efficiencyspec-based44.2
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9803 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 980 scores 30.3 against 30.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980

  • 129% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 14.9 GB/s
  • 18% higher Max clock: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
  • 10% higher AnTuTu: 430,000 vs 390,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

  • 37% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 8 W
  • 27% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 700 vs 550

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Announced20182019
Process7 nm+12%8 nm
TDP (typical)8 W5 W+37%
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.6 GHz+18%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP10Qualcomm Adreno 618 (overclocked)

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
NPUDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)Qualcomm Hexagon 688

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+129%14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-21Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
AnTuTu430,000+10%390,000
Geekbench 6 (single)550Bottom 22%700+27%Bottom 25%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,000+8%Bottom 31%1,850Bottom 23%

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