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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Huawei Kirin 980

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Huawei Kirin 980
30.3Inno Score
37.6CPU24.8
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks33.7
—Efficiencyspec-based37
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 980

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 30.3, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+28) and CPU (+13). Huawei Kirin 980 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 34
  • 201% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 430,000
  • 143% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 550
  • 126% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,000

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SHuawei Kirin 980
Announced20262018
Process—7 nm
TDP (typical)—8 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SHuawei Kirin 980
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz+4%2.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SHuawei Kirin 980
GPU—Arm Mali-G76 MP10

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SHuawei Kirin 980
NPU—Dual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SHuawei Kirin 980
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SHuawei Kirin 980
Modem—Integrated LTE Cat-21
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SHuawei Kirin 980
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SHuawei Kirin 980
AnTuTu1,293,328+201%430,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+143%Top 39%550Bottom 21%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+126%Top 29%2,000Bottom 31%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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