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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Samsung Exynos 1680

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—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1680
50.2Inno Score
40CPU38.7
—GPU40.8
—Benchmarks62.7
66.9AIspec-based56.5
52Efficiencyspec-based68
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90303 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1680

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

  • 48% higher AI performance: 29 TOPS vs 20 TOPS

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1680

  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1680
Announced20252026
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1680
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.75 GHz2.9 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1680
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935ASamsung Xclipse 550
GPU clock—1,200 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1680
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance29 TOPS+48%20 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1680
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1680
Modem—Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download—5.1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.06.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1680
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 1680
AnTuTu—1,363,464
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,376Top 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—4,411Top 31%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,742Bottom 42%

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