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Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

WINNER
H
48.3Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
48Inno Score
42.8CPU38.6
47.4GPU35.1
—Benchmarks60.8
66.9AIspec-based—
—Efficiencyspec-based71.4
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro scores 48.3 against 48 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2. 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 39
  • Stronger GPU score: 47 vs 35
  • 58% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,234 vs 2,050
  • 41% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,869 vs 4,150
  • 13% higher cores: 9 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Announced20252023
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—7 W
ArchitectureARMv8Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Cores9+13%8
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Prime + 4x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny1x2.91 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.49 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock2.75 GHz2.91 GHz+6%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935Qualcomm Adreno 725
GPU clock933 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Snapdragon X62 5G
Max download—4.4 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.3

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Max display—WQHD+ @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
AnTuTu—1,263,761Bottom 52%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—504,689Top 44%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—173,509Bottom 44%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—219,815Bottom 52%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—365,748Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,558+9%Top 30%1,430Top 33%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,869+41%Top 22%4,150Top 35%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,234+58%Top 39%2,050Bottom 47%

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