Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
40CPU45.7
—GPU45.3
—Benchmarks68.4
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based71.4
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90302 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
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
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 40
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2024 |
| Process | 5 nm | 4 nm+20% |
| TDP (typical) | — | 7 W |
| Architecture | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) | Armv9.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny | 1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520 |
| Max clock | 2.75 GHz | 3 GHz+9% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A | Adreno 735 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HiSilicon Ascend NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| AI performance | 29 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X-8400 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 67.2 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X70 5G |
| Max download | — | 5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | — | 4K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 1,709,606Top 42% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 518,231Top 42% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 478,204Top 42% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 310,205Top 39% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 402,966Top 42% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,950Top 22% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 5,200Top 25% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 3,300Top 36% |
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