Huawei Kirin 9020 vs Huawei Kirin 9030
36.1CPU40
36.8GPU—
—AIspec-based66.9
20Efficiencyspec-based52
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90203 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 9020
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030
- Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 36
- 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
- 10% higher Max clock: 2.75 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9020 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2025 |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| Architecture | ARM (in-house HiSilicon cores) | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9020 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny |
| Max clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.75 GHz+10% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9020 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | HiSilicon Maleoon 920 | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | — |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9020 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | HiSilicon Ascend NPU |
| AI performance | — | 29 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9020 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9020 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 6.0 |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9020 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,285Top 40% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,505Top 29% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,907Bottom 48% | — |
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