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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Samsung Exynos 1480

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—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1480
43.5Inno Score
40CPU33.7
—GPU28.2
—Benchmarks54.8
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based73.8
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90301 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1480

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

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1480

  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1480
Announced20252024
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1480
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.75 GHz2.75 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1480
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935ASamsung Xclipse 530

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1480
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance29 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1480
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1480
Modem—Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.3

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1480
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1480
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1480
AnTuTu—997,950Bottom 44%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—353,082Bottom 38%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—224,206Bottom 49%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—162,521Bottom 36%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—258,141Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,150Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,400Top 41%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,200Bottom 27%

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