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Huawei Kirin 980 vs Samsung Exynos 9611

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 980
28.5Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9611
28.4Inno Score
24.8CPU21.6
23.9GPU—
33.7Benchmarks26.8
37Efficiencyspec-based44.2
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9802 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9611

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 980 scores 28.5 against 28.4 for Samsung Exynos 9611. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 980 edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980

  • Stronger CPU score: 25 vs 22
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 34 vs 27
  • 129% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 14.9 GB/s
  • 60% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,000 vs 1,250
  • 57% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 550 vs 350

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9611

  • 37% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 8 W

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Samsung Exynos 9611
Announced20182019
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
TDP (typical)8 W5 W+37%
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Samsung Exynos 9611
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A554x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.6 GHz+13%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Samsung Exynos 9611
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP10Arm Mali-G72 MP3

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Samsung Exynos 9611
NPUDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Samsung Exynos 9611
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+129%14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Samsung Exynos 9611
ModemIntegrated LTE Cat-21Integrated LTE Cat-12
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Samsung Exynos 9611
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 980 versus Samsung Exynos 9611
SpecHuawei Kirin 980Samsung Exynos 9611
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared430,000327,561Bottom 4%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—137,937Bottom 4%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—27,554Bottom 4%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—81,576Bottom 5%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—80,494Bottom 4%
Geekbench 6 (single)550+57%Bottom 22%350Bottom 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,000+60%Bottom 30%1,250Bottom 9%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme676Bottom 27%—

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