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Huawei Kirin 980 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Huawei Kirin 980
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
45.6Inno Score
36CPU37.3
23.9GPU33.9
—Benchmarks55.9
—AIspec-based64
37Efficiencyspec-based55.9
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9805 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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

  • 11% lower TDP (typical): 8 W vs 9 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 24
  • 121% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,491 vs 676
  • 50% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Announced20182020
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)8 W+11%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A551x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.6 GHz2.84 GHz+9%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP10Adreno 660
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
NPUDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)Hexagon 780
AI performance—26 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s51.2 GB/s+50%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-21Snapdragon X60 5G
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max displayFHD+ @ 60Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
AnTuTu—1,040,324Top 50%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—379,461Bottom 51%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—169,822Bottom 47%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—200,968Top 45%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—290,073Top 48%
AnTuTu 12—1,152,346Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,480Top 29%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,595Top 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme676Bottom 45%1,491+121%Top 33%

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