Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
40CPU41.7
—GPU40.6
—Benchmarks58.4
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based64.1
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90302 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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 Gen 1
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2021 |
| Process | 5 nm | 4 nm+20% |
| TDP (typical) | — | 10 W |
| Architecture | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) | Armv9 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny | 1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| Max clock | 2.75 GHz | 3 GHz+9% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A | Adreno 730 |
| GPU clock | — | 818 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HiSilicon Ascend NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| AI performance | 29 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 51.2 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X65 5G |
| Max download | — | 10 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | — | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 1,150,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,720Top 27% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 4,300Top 33% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 2,500Top 45% |
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