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Huawei Kirin T90A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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31.7Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.3Inno Score
34.4CPU31.4
28.4GPU27.3
—Benchmarks49.1
—Efficiencyspec-based32.1
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 31.7. Huawei Kirin T90A 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 31
  • 49% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,233 vs 830
  • 41% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,229 vs 870
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 2,900

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • 18% higher Max clock: 2.96 GHz vs 2.5 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20242021
Process—7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.5 GHz2.96 GHz+18%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Modem—Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu—795,334Bottom 31%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—294,736Bottom 31%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—118,830Bottom 27%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—160,316Bottom 36%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—221,452Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,229+41%Top 37%870Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,987+37%Top 33%2,900Top 49%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,233+49%Bottom 39%830Bottom 27%

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