Skip to content
InnoReviews

Huawei Kirin 990 5G vs Samsung Exynos 2500

H
34.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
33.3CPU57.2
—GPU54.3
48.6Benchmarks74.2
—AIspec-based85.9
20Efficiencyspec-based79.6
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G6 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 66.1 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+26) and CPU (+24). 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 Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 33
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 74 vs 49
  • 140% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,200 vs 3,419
  • 125% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,300 vs 1,023
  • 57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 2500
Announced20192025
Process7 nm3 nm+57%
TDP (typical)—8 W
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores)Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 2500
Cores810+25%
Core configuration2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A551x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.86 GHz3.3 GHz+15%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 2500
GPUArm Mali-G76 MP16Samsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 2500
NPUHUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny)Samsung NPU
AI performance—59 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 2500
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (SA/NSA)Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download2.3 Gbps—

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 2500
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 990 5G versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared778,713Bottom 27%2,150,000
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%2,300+125%Top 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,419Top 38%8,200+140%Top 10%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—4,400Top 18%

Related comparisons

Huawei Kirin 990 5Gvs MediaTek Dimensity 7050VSHuawei Kirin 990 5Gvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2VSHuawei Kirin 990 5Gvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685VSHuawei Kirin 990 5Gvs Huawei Kirin 9000SVSSamsung Exynos 2500vs Google Tensor G6VSSamsung Exynos 2500vs Apple A18VSSamsung Exynos 2500vs Apple A18 ProVSSamsung Exynos 2500vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400eVS

Try another matchup