MateBook Pro is one of the most prominent models in the Huawei PC family, and after a wait of eight months, the company has finally revealed its Kirin chip identity. It’s the first time that the flagship notebook is displaying its official chipset insights.
The company is rolling out a new HarmonyOS 6.0 update for its eligible devices, including the Huawei MateBook Pro, which has disclosed the chip details for the PC.
Huawei has used the same chip for the MateBook Pro as for the Fold PC – Kirin X90. The 4+4+2 configuration chip has a 20-thread architecture with a maximum frequency of 4.2GHz. It uses Huawei’s self-developed GPU and NPU units.
Kirin X90
- 10 cores and 20 threads
- 8 cores x 2.31GHz
- 12 cores x 2.05GHz
- GPU: Maleoon 916
After the update, users will observe that the system interface of the PC is now showing the chipset name – Kirin X90 for the first time. The device debuted in May 2025, but got the official chip details after eight months of its release in the market.
Speaking of the new update, the firmware brings certain improvements as well as fixes for the MateBook Pro. Apart from the chip details, it adds more game support for keyboard + mouse controls, optimizes stability, and brings a new security patch.
The update further fixes issues related to the file management part and the Celia AI assistant. You can check the full changelog details below.
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System
- More games support keyboard and mouse control mode.
- Improve overall system stability and performance, providing you with a smoother user experience.
- Incorporated the February 2026 security patch to enhance the device system security.
File Management
- Fixed the issue of garbled characters in filenames in certain situations.
Celia
- Fixed the issue of incorrect file size display when exporting files from Celia Huiji.
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