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Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 990 5G

WINNER
H
48.3Inno Score
VS
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34.9Inno Score
42.8CPU33.3
47.4GPU—
—Benchmarks48.6
66.9AIspec-based—
—Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 48.3 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+10). Huawei Kirin 990 5G 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 33
  • 72% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,869 vs 3,419
  • 52% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,558 vs 1,023
  • 13% higher cores: 9 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 990 5G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 990 5G
Announced20252019
Process—7 nm
ArchitectureARMv8ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 990 5G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 990 5G
Cores9+13%8
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Prime + 4x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.75 GHz2.86 GHz+4%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 990 5G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 990 5G
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935Arm Mali-G76 MP16
GPU clock933 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 990 5G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 990 5G
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUHUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny)
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 990 5G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 990 5G
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 990 5G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 990 5G
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA)
Max download—2.3 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 990 5G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 990 5G
Video capture4K—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 990 5G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProHuawei Kirin 990 5G
AnTuTu—778,713Bottom 27%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—267,234Bottom 22%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—130,102Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—188,134Bottom 50%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—193,243Bottom 15%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,558+52%Top 27%1,023Top 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,869+72%Top 20%3,419Top 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,234Top 33%—

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