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Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

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—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
40CPU57.2
—GPU54.3
—Benchmarks74.2
66.9AIspec-based85.9
52Efficiencyspec-based79.6
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90304 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

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 Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 40
  • 103% higher AI performance: 59 TOPS vs 29 TOPS
  • 40% lower process: 3 nm vs 5 nm
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8
  • 20% higher Max clock: 3.3 GHz vs 2.75 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 2500
Announced20252025
Process5 nm3 nm+40%
TDP (typical)—8 W
ArchitectureARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores)Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 2500
Cores810+25%
Core configuration1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.75 GHz3.3 GHz+20%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 2500
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 935ASamsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 2500
NPUHiSilicon Ascend NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance29 TOPS59 TOPS+103%

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 2500
Modem—Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 2500
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030 versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030Samsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu—2,150,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,300Top 16%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—8,200Top 12%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—4,400Top 20%

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