Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
40CPU37.2
—GPU34.3
—Benchmarks55.9
66.9AIspec-based64
52Efficiencyspec-based55.9
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90301 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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
- 12% higher AI performance: 29 TOPS vs 26 TOPS
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2020 |
| Process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 9 W |
| Architecture | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.75 GHz | 2.84 GHz+3% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A | Adreno 660 |
| GPU clock | — | 840 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HiSilicon Ascend NPU | Hexagon 780 |
| AI performance | 29 TOPS+12% | 26 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 51.2 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X60 5G |
| Max download | — | 7.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | — | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 1,040,324Bottom 46% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 379,461Bottom 46% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 169,822Bottom 38% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 200,968Bottom 49% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 290,073Bottom 46% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,450Top 31% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 3,650Top 39% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 1,550Bottom 36% |
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