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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
26.1Inno Score
40CPU21.1
—Benchmarks20
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based44.2
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90300 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

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 21
  • 64% lower process: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • 25% higher Max clock: 2.75 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Announced20252017
Process5 nm+64%14 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Max clock2.75 GHz+25%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AQualcomm Adreno 512

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon 680
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Modem—Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Max display—QHD @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
AnTuTu—220,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—310Bottom 8%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,200Bottom 9%

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