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Huawei Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Huawei Kirin 980
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
29.4Inno Score
36CPU31.5
23.9GPU25.4
—AIspec-based29
37Efficiencyspec-based32.1
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9803 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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 32
  • 20% lower TDP (typical): 8 W vs 10 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

  • 28% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 867 vs 676

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20182019
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)8 W+20%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A551x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.6 GHz2.84 GHz+9%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP10Qualcomm Adreno 640

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPUDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance—7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-21Snapdragon X24 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max displayFHD+ @ 60Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,008Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,757Bottom 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme676Bottom 45%867+28%Top 50%

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