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Huawei Kirin 990 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

WINNER
H
34.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.3Inno Score
33.3CPU31.4
—GPU27.3
48.6Benchmarks49.1
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 990 5G scores 34.9 against 34.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 990 5G edges ahead in CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G

  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,023 vs 870
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,419 vs 2,900
  • 17% higher AnTuTu 11 (Memory): 188,134 vs 160,316

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • 15% higher AnTuTu 11 (UX): 221,452 vs 193,243
  • 10% higher AnTuTu 11 (CPU): 294,736 vs 267,234

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20192021
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A551x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.86 GHz2.96 GHz+3%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP16Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPUHUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny)Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 860
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (SA/NSA)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Max download2.3 Gbps—
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu 11778,713Bottom 27%795,334+2%Bottom 31%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)267,234Bottom 22%294,736+10%Bottom 31%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)130,102+9%Bottom 34%118,830Bottom 27%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)188,134+17%Bottom 50%160,316Bottom 36%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)193,243Bottom 15%221,452+15%Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,023+18%Top 50%870Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,419+18%Top 38%2,900Top 49%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—830Bottom 27%

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