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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
38Inno Score
40CPU34.4
—GPU29.8
—Benchmarks54.6
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based37
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90301 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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 34
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

  • 16% higher Max clock: 3.2 GHz vs 2.75 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Announced20252021
Process5 nm+29%7 nm
TDP (typical)—8 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime + 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver
Max clock2.75 GHz3.2 GHz+16%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935AAdreno 650
GPU clock—670 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUHexagon 698
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5-5500
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Modem—Snapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth6.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
AnTuTu—990,057Bottom 41%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—378,834Bottom 44%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—171,089Bottom 41%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—173,146Bottom 46%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—266,988Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,050Top 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,000Top 47%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,250Bottom 30%

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