Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Huawei Kirin 990 5G
37.6CPU33.3
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks48.6
—Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G
InnoReviews verdict
Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+13) and CPU (+4). Huawei Kirin 990 5G 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 33
- Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 49
- 32% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,419
- 31% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 1,023
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2019 |
| Process | — | 7 nm |
| Architecture | ARM (Taishan V124 cores) | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little | 2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.7 GHz | 2.86 GHz+6% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) |
| Max download | — | 2.3 Gbps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 1,293,328 | 778,713Bottom 27% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 267,234Bottom 22% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 130,102Bottom 34% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 188,134Bottom 50% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 193,243Bottom 15% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,336+31%Top 35% | 1,023Top 50% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,522+32%Top 26% | 3,419Top 38% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,606Bottom 50% | — |
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