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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
27.2Inno Score
40CPU21.8
—Benchmarks22.4
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based44.2
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90300 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

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
  • 50% lower process: 5 nm vs 10 nm
  • 20% higher Max clock: 2.75 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Announced20252019
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny2x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver
Max clock2.75 GHz+20%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AQualcomm Adreno 616

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Modem—Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Max display—QHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
AnTuTu—275,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—480Bottom 17%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,600Bottom 17%

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