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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.3Inno Score
40CPU31.4
—GPU27.3
—Benchmarks49.1
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based32.1
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90301 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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 31
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20252021
Process5 nm+29%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.75 GHz2.96 GHz+8%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AQualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Modem—Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu—795,334Bottom 28%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—294,736Bottom 28%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—118,830Bottom 25%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—160,316Bottom 33%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—221,452Bottom 22%
Geekbench 6 (single)—870Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,900Bottom 49%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—830Bottom 16%

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