Huawei
Huawei Kirin 9020
The chip, which debuted in China in November 2024, powers Huawei's Mate 70 Pro, Mate X6, Pura 80 Ultra and Mate 80. Its eight-core, 12-thread CPU peaks at 2.5GHz and pairs with a Maleoon 920 GPU on a 7nm-class SMIC process. Huawei names the chip on its spec pages but has not published further specifications.
Pros
- Eight-core, 12-thread CPU peaking at 2.5GHz, built on a 7nm-class SMIC process
- Named as the Kirin 9020 on Huawei's own spec pages for the Pura 80 Pro, Pura 80 Ultra, Mate X6 and Mate 80
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme of about 1,900 in the Pura 80 Ultra was roughly 20% above the Kirin 9010's result in review testing
Cons
- Huawei has not published specifications, so core layout, clocks and GPU details come from third-party testing
- Geekbench 6 single-core of 1,285 in the Pura 80 Ultra trailed Snapdragon 8 Elite phones (roughly 3,200 to 3,700) in review testing
- GPU is far behind 2025 flagships: 1,907 in Wild Life Extreme versus roughly 6,800 to 8,100 for Snapdragon 8 Elite-series phones in review testing
- Single-core scores varied between phones, from 1,278 to 1,586 across three devices, in review testing
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Huawei Kirin 9020
General
- Announced
- 2024
- Process
- 7 nm
- Architecture
- ARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little
- Max clock
- 2.5 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- HiSilicon Maleoon 920
- GPU clock
- 840 MHz
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,285Top 40%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 4,505Top 29%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 1,907Bottom 48%
Devices with the Huawei Kirin 9020
8 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Huawei Kirin 9020 good in 2026?
The Huawei Kirin 9020 earns an Inno Score of 32.9/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The chip, which debuted in China in November 2024, powers Huawei's Mate 70 Pro, Mate X6, Pura 80 Ultra and Mate 80. Its eight-core, 12-thread CPU peaks at 2.5GHz and pairs with a Maleoon 920 GPU on a 7nm-class SMIC process. Huawei names the chip on its spec pages but has not published further specifications.
Which devices use the Huawei Kirin 9020?
8 devices in our catalog use the Huawei Kirin 9020: Huawei Pura 80 Ultra, Huawei Mate 70 Pro+, Huawei Mate 80, Huawei Pura 80 Pro, Huawei Mate 70 Pro, and more.
What are the key specs of the Huawei Kirin 9020?
Cores: 8 · Process: 7 nm · GPU: HiSilicon Maleoon 920
What are the closest alternatives to the Huawei Kirin 9020?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 7100, MediaTek Dimensity 6100+, Unisoc Tiger T760 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
