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Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 980

WINNER
H
48.3Inno Score
VS
Huawei Kirin 980
30.3Inno Score
42.8CPU24.8
47.4GPU—
—Benchmarks33.7
66.9AIspec-based—
—Efficiencyspec-based37
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 980

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 48.3 to 30.3, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+18). Huawei Kirin 980 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 25
  • 193% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,869 vs 2,000
  • 183% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,558 vs 550
  • 13% higher cores: 9 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 980
Announced20252018
Process—7 nm
TDP (typical)—8 W
ArchitectureARMv8Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 980
Cores9+13%8
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Prime + 4x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.75 GHz+6%2.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 980
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935Arm Mali-G76 MP10
GPU clock933 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 980
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 980
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 980
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Integrated LTE Cat-21
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 980
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 980
AnTuTu—430,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,558+183%Top 30%550Bottom 21%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,869+193%Top 22%2,000Bottom 31%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,234Top 39%—

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