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Huawei Kirin T90A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

WINNER
H
31.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
26.1Inno Score
34.4CPU21.1
28.4GPU—
—Benchmarks20
—Efficiencyspec-based44.2
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin T90A wins this mobile chipset face-off, 31.7 to 26.1, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+13). Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 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 T90A

  • Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 21
  • 296% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,229 vs 310
  • 232% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 1,200
  • 14% higher Max clock: 2.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Announced20242017
Process—14 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Max clock2.5 GHz+14%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 660
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 512

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 660
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Memory type—LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Modem—Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Max display—QHD @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 660
AnTuTu—220,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,229+296%Top 37%310Bottom 6%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,987+232%Top 33%1,200Bottom 8%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,233Bottom 39%—

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