Huawei
Huawei Kirin 980
The world's first 7nm mobile chip (Mate 20, P30 Pro): dual-NPU AI ambitions and Cortex-A76 cores a full cycle before rivals. Historically important - and the last Kirin generation with unrestricted global reach.
Pros
- First to 7nm and first A76 implementation
- Strong dual-NPU story for 2018
- Powered Huawei's imperial-phase flagships
Cons
- Mali-G76 MP10 trailed Adreno
- Pre-sanctions ecosystem only
- No modern support path
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Huawei Kirin 980
General
- Announced
- 2018
- Process
- 7 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 8 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 2.6 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G76 MP10
AI
- NPU
- Dual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4X-2133
- Max bandwidth
- 34.1 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated LTE Cat-21
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
Media
- Max display
- FHD+ @ 60Hz
- Video capture
- 4K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 430,000Top 68%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 550Top 78%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,000Top 68%
Quick answers
Is the Huawei Kirin 980 good in 2026?
The Huawei Kirin 980 earns an Inno Score of 30.3/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The world's first 7nm mobile chip (Mate 20, P30 Pro): dual-NPU AI ambitions and Cortex-A76 cores a full cycle before rivals. Historically important - and the last Kirin generation with unrestricted global reach.
What is the Huawei Kirin 980 AnTuTu score?
The Huawei Kirin 980 scores 430,000 points in AnTuTu 10. That puts it in the top 68% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 550 single-core and 2,000 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the Huawei Kirin 980?
Cores: 8 · Process: 7 nm · AnTuTu 10: 430,000 · GPU: Arm Mali-G76 MP10
What are the closest alternatives to the Huawei Kirin 980?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, MediaTek Dimensity 700, Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.