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Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro
48.3Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
48.2Inno Score
42.8CPU36.8
47.4GPU34.9
—Benchmarks62.8
66.9AIspec-based—
—Efficiencyspec-based73.8
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro scores 48.3 against 48.2 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro edges ahead in GPU and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 43 vs 37
  • Stronger GPU score: 47 vs 35
  • 60% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,234 vs 2,025
  • 45% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,869 vs 4,051
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,558 vs 1,317

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Announced20252025
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureARMv8Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Cores9+13%8
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Prime + 4x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny1x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.75 GHz2.8 GHz+2%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935Qualcomm Adreno 722
GPU clock933 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Snapdragon X63 5G
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
AnTuTu—1,369,654Top 40%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—468,458Top 40%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—326,383Top 42%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—225,557Top 42%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—349,256Top 43%
AnTuTu 12—1,374,517Top 47%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,558+18%Top 27%1,317Top 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,869+45%Top 19%4,051Top 32%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,234+60%Top 18%2,025Top 25%

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