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Huawei Kirin T90A vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
H
31.7Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 990
30.8Inno Score
34.4CPU29.8
28.4GPU25.7
—Benchmarks37.4
—Efficiencyspec-based32.1
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A1 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin T90A scores 31.7 against 30.8 for Samsung Exynos 990. 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
  • 50% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 2,650
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,229 vs 900
  • 37% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,233 vs 900

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin T90ASamsung Exynos 990
Announced20242020
Process—7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin T90ASamsung Exynos 990
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.5 GHz2.73 GHz+9%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin T90ASamsung Exynos 990
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Arm Mali-G77 MP11

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin T90ASamsung Exynos 990
Memory type—LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin T90ASamsung Exynos 990
Modem—Exynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin T90ASamsung Exynos 990
Max display—WQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecHuawei Kirin T90ASamsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu—500,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,229+37%Top 37%900Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,987+50%Top 33%2,650Bottom 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,233+37%Bottom 39%900Bottom 32%

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