Huawei Kirin 990 5G vs Samsung Exynos 9610
33.3CPU28
48.6Benchmarks—
20Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G0 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9610
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 9610 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
- Stronger CPU score: 33 vs 28
- 283% higher Max download: 2.3 Gbps vs 0.6 Gbps
- 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm
- 24% higher Max clock: 2.86 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9610
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2018 |
| Process | 7 nm+30% | 10 nm |
| Architecture | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) | Armv8 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 | 4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Max clock | 2.86 GHz+24% | 2.3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 | Arm Mali-G72 MP3 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) | — |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) | Integrated LTE Cat-12 |
| Max download | 2.3 Gbps+283% | 0.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQXGA (2560x1600) |
| Video capture | — | 4K@120fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 990 5G | Samsung Exynos 9610 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 778,713Bottom 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% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,419Top 38% | — |
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