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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
30.2Inno Score
40CPU22.1
—Benchmarks23.7
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based54.9
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90300 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

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 22
  • 17% lower process: 5 nm vs 6 nm
  • 15% higher Max clock: 2.75 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Announced20252021
Process5 nm+17%6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.75 GHz+15%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AQualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Modem—Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Max display—FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture—1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
AnTuTu—290,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—420Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,400Bottom 15%

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