Huawei Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
24.8CPU100
33.7Benchmarks—
37Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9803 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
- Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 25
- 92% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
- 71% lower process: 2 nm vs 7 nm
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | 2 nm+71% |
| TDP (typical) | 8 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | 64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance |
| Max clock | 2.6 GHz | 5 GHz+92% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G76 MP10 | Adreno GPU |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Dual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor) | Hexagon NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300 |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated LTE Cat-21 | Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF |
| Max download | — | 14.8 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 8 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | FHD+ @ 60Hz | 4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@30fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 430,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 550Bottom 21% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,000Bottom 31% | — |
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