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Huawei Kirin T90A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

WINNER
H
31.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
31.4Inno Score
34.4CPU30.1
28.4GPU24.9
—Benchmarks42
—AIspec-based29
—Efficiencyspec-based32.1
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin T90A scores 31.7 against 31.4 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin T90A edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin T90A

  • Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 28 vs 25
  • 54% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,233 vs 800
  • 48% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 2,700
  • 45% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,229 vs 850

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

  • 14% higher Max clock: 2.84 GHz vs 2.5 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20242019
Process—7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.5 GHz2.84 GHz+14%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 640

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance—7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Modem—Snapdragon X24 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu—600,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,229+45%Top 37%850Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,987+48%Top 33%2,700Bottom 47%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,233+54%Bottom 39%800Bottom 23%

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