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Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 9030S

WINNER
H
48.3Inno Score
VS
H
41.9Inno Score
42.8CPU37.6
47.4GPU31.5
—Benchmarks61.4
66.9AIspec-based—
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 48.3 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+16) and CPU (+5). Huawei Kirin 9030S still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 43 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 47 vs 32
  • 101% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,234 vs 1,606
  • 30% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,869 vs 4,522
  • 17% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,558 vs 1,336

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Announced20252026
ArchitectureARMv8ARM (Taishan V124 cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Cores9+13%8
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Prime + 4x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little
Max clock2.75 GHz+2%2.7 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935—
GPU clock933 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPU—
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Memory typeLPDDR5X—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Video capture4K—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
AnTuTu—1,293,328
Geekbench 6 (single)1,558+17%Top 29%1,336Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,869+30%Top 22%4,522Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,234+101%Top 37%1,606Bottom 43%

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