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Huawei Kirin 990 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

H
34.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Q
96.4Inno Score
33.3CPU93.3
—GPU97.9
48.6Benchmarks—
20Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 96.4 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+60). Huawei Kirin 990 5G still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 93 vs 33
  • 543% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 2.3 Gbps
  • 322% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,312 vs 1,023
  • 274% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,801 vs 3,419
  • 75% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.86 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Announced20192026
Process7 nm2 nm+71%
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores)—

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A552x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.86 GHz5 GHz+75%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP16Qualcomm Adreno

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
NPUHUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny)Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5X/LPDDR6

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (SA/NSA)Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF System
Max download2.3 Gbps14.8 Gbps+543%
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 8
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Max display—8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture—8K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
AnTuTu778,713Bottom 27%—
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)267,234Bottom 22%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)130,102Bottom 34%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)188,134Bottom 50%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)193,243Bottom 15%—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,023Top 50%4,312+322%Top 2%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,419Top 38%12,801+274%Top 2%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—9,739Top 1%

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