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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

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—Inno Score
VS
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96.4Inno Score
40CPU93.3
—GPU97.9
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90303 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

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

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 93 vs 40
  • 82% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.75 GHz
  • 60% lower process: 2 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Announced20252026
Process5 nm2 nm+60%
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)—

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.75 GHz5 GHz+82%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AQualcomm Adreno

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUHexagon NPU
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X/LPDDR6

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Modem—Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—14.8 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 8
Bluetooth6.06.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Max display—8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture—8K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Geekbench 6 (single)—4,312Top 2%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—12,801Top 2%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—9,739Top 2%

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