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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
30.4Inno Score
40CPU26.6
—Benchmarks34.8
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based32.1
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90301 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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 27
  • 50% lower process: 5 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Announced20252018
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 4x1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Max clock2.75 GHz2.8 GHz+2%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AQualcomm Adreno 630

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Modem—Snapdragon X20 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
AnTuTu—450,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—590Bottom 22%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,200Bottom 38%

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