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Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 1580

Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro
51.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1580
52.3Inno Score
42.8CPU37.5
47.4GPU—
—Benchmarks60.1
66.9AIspec-based48.8
—Efficiencyspec-based73.8
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro1 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1580

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro scores 51.3 against 52.3 for Samsung Exynos 1580. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 43 vs 38
  • 97% higher AI performance: 29 TOPS vs 14.7 TOPS
  • 50% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,869 vs 3,921
  • 14% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,558 vs 1,368
  • 13% higher cores: 9 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1580

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
Announced20252025
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureARMv8Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
Cores9+13%8
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Prime + 4x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.75 GHz2.9 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU clock933 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance29 TOPS+97%14.7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (unannounced)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
AnTuTu—1,227,862Top 47%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—466,860Top 42%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—292,734Top 43%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—171,100Bottom 47%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—297,168Top 47%
AnTuTu 12—1,437,689Top 43%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,558+14%Top 27%1,368Top 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,869+50%Top 20%3,921Top 36%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,234Top 18%—

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