Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
40CPU29.7
—GPU26.7
—Benchmarks50
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based76.2
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90301 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9030 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030
- Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 30
- 15% higher Max clock: 2.75 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2024 |
| Process | 5 nm | 4 nm+20% |
| TDP (typical) | — | 5 W |
| Architecture | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny | 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.75 GHz+15% | 2.4 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A | Adreno 710 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HiSilicon Ascend NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| AI performance | 29 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 51.2 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| Max download | — | 2.9 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | FHD+ @ 120Hz |
| Video capture | — | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 822,983Bottom 30% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 290,799Bottom 25% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 130,677Bottom 33% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 169,615Bottom 41% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 231,892Bottom 30% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,020Bottom 48% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 2,930Top 48% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 1,020Bottom 22% |
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