Huawei Kirin 9030 vs Samsung Exynos 990
40CPU29.8
—GPU25.7
—Benchmarks37.4
66.9AIspec-based—
52Efficiencyspec-based32.1
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90300 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990
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 30
- 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2020 |
| Process | 5 nm+29% | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 10 W |
| Architecture | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny | 2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.75 GHz+1% | 2.73 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A | Arm Mali-G77 MP11 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | HiSilicon Ascend NPU | — |
| AI performance | 29 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5-2750 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 44 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Exynos 5123 5G (external) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQHD+ @ 120Hz |
| Video capture | — | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 500,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 900Bottom 37% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 2,650Bottom 44% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 900Bottom 20% |
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