Huawei Kirin 990 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+
33.3CPU45.6
—GPU37.5
48.6Benchmarks—
—AIspec-based29
20Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ 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 990 5G
- 15% higher Max download: 2.3 Gbps vs 2 Gbps
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+
- Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 33
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2019 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Architecture | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 | 1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.86 GHz | 2.96 GHz+3% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 | Qualcomm Adreno 640 |
| GPU clock | — | 675 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) | Qualcomm Hexagon 690 |
| AI performance | — | 7 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 34.1 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) | Snapdragon X24 LTE |
| Max download | 2.3 Gbps+15% | 2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K HDR |
| Video capture | — | 4K HDR |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 778,713Bottom 27% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 267,234Bottom 23% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 130,102Bottom 34% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 188,134Bottom 51% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 193,243Bottom 16% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,023Bottom 49% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,419Top 41% | — |
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