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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
31.2Inno Score
40CPU24.4
—Benchmarks31.5
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based44.2
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90300 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

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
  • 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
  • 20% higher Max clock: 2.75 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Announced20252020
Process5 nm+37%8 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.75 GHz+20%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AQualcomm Adreno 618

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon 692
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Modem—Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
AnTuTu—395,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—730Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,900Bottom 24%

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