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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
40CPU24.3
—Benchmarks36
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based54.9
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90301 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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 24
  • 17% lower process: 5 nm vs 6 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20252023
Process5 nm+17%6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.75 GHz2.8 GHz+2%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AQualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Modem—Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max display—FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture—1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTu—471,425Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—185,372Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—29,548Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—128,755Bottom 6%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—127,750Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)—470Bottom 17%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,500Bottom 16%

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