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Huawei Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Huawei Kirin 980
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
24.8Inno Score
36CPU22.6
23.9GPU21.5
37Efficiencyspec-based34.5
6 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9800 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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

  • Stronger CPU score: 36 vs 23
  • 77% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 676 vs 382
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • 14% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 29.9 GB/s
  • 11% lower TDP (typical): 8 W vs 9 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20182017
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
TDP (typical)8 W+11%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A554x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2.6 GHz+6%2.45 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP10Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPUDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+14%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-21Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max displayFHD+ @ 60Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Geekbench 6 (single)—420Bottom 15%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,600Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme676+77%Bottom 45%382Bottom 33%

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