Huawei Kirin 9000S vs Huawei Kirin 9030
32CPU40
31.3GPU—
46.6Benchmarks—
—AIspec-based66.9
34.5Efficiencyspec-based52
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9000S3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9030 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000S
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030
- Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 32
- 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2025 |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP (typical) | 9 W | — |
| Architecture | — | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid + 4x1.53 GHz Cortex-A510 | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny |
| Max clock | 2.62 GHz | 2.75 GHz+5% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Maleoon 910 | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HiSilicon Da Vinci NPU | HiSilicon Ascend NPU |
| AI performance | — | 29 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Integrated 5G modem (unannounced) | — |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 720,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,050Top 48% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,300Top 42% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,300Bottom 33% | — |
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