Skip to content
InnoReviews

Huawei Kirin 990 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

H
34.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
33.3CPU24.3
48.6Benchmarks36
20Efficiencyspec-based54.9
8 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 990 5G scores 34.9 against 34.9 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 685. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 990 5G edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G

  • Stronger CPU score: 33 vs 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 49 vs 36
  • 340% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 130,102 vs 29,548
  • 128% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,419 vs 1,500
  • 118% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,023 vs 470

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20192023
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A554x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.86 GHz+2%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP16Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPUHUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny)Qualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 685
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (SA/NSA)Snapdragon X11 LTE
Max download2.3 Gbps—
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max display—FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture—1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTu 11778,713+65%Bottom 27%471,425Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)267,234+44%Bottom 22%185,372Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)130,102+340%Bottom 34%29,548Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)188,134+46%Bottom 50%128,755Bottom 5%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)193,243+51%Bottom 15%127,750Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,023+118%Top 50%470Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,419+128%Top 38%1,500Bottom 16%

Related comparisons

Huawei Kirin 990 5Gvs MediaTek Dimensity 7050VSHuawei Kirin 990 5Gvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2VSHuawei Kirin 990 5Gvs Huawei Kirin 9000SVSHuawei Kirin 990 5Gvs Apple A12 BionicVSQualcomm Snapdragon 685vs MediaTek Dimensity 7050VSQualcomm Snapdragon 685vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2VSQualcomm Snapdragon 685vs Huawei Kirin 9000SVSQualcomm Snapdragon 685vs Apple A12 BionicVS

Try another matchup