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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1580
52.2Inno Score
40CPU37.3
—Benchmarks60.1
66.9AIspec-based48.8
52Efficiencyspec-based73.8
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90302 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1580

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

  • 97% higher AI performance: 29 TOPS vs 15 TOPS

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1580

  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1580
Announced20252025
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1580
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.75 GHz2.9 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1580
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935ASamsung Xclipse 540

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1580
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance29 TOPS+97%15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1580
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1580
Modem—Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1580
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1580
AnTuTu—1,227,862Bottom 49%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—466,860Top 49%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—292,734Bottom 52%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—171,100Bottom 44%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—297,168Bottom 49%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,350Top 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,900Top 36%

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