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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
40CPU20.8
—Benchmarks20
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based29.7
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90300 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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 21
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 64% lower process: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • 28% higher Max clock: 2.75 GHz vs 2.15 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20252016
Process5 nm+64%14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2.75 GHz+28%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AQualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon 680
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Modem—Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.04.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu—230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—340Bottom 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—880Bottom 6%

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