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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 (typical)
- 430,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 550Bottom 22%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,000Bottom 31%
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. 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: 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.
