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Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

WINNER
H
48.3Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
42.8CPU24.3
47.4GPU—
—Benchmarks36
66.9AIspec-based—
—Efficiencyspec-based54.9
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 48.3 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+18). Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 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 24
  • 291% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,869 vs 1,500
  • 231% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,558 vs 470
  • 13% higher cores: 9 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20252023
Process—6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARMv8Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores9+13%8
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Prime + 4x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.75 GHz2.8 GHz+2%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935Qualcomm Adreno 610
GPU clock933 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max display—FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTu—471,425Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—185,372Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—29,548Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—128,755Bottom 6%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—127,750Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,558+231%Top 30%470Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,869+291%Top 22%1,500Bottom 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,234Top 39%—

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