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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Dimensity 1080

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
38.1Inno Score
37.6CPU29.5
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks38.4
—Efficiencyspec-based54.9
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 1080

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 38.1, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+23) and CPU (+8). MediaTek Dimensity 1080 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 30
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 38
  • 149% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 520,000
  • 85% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,450
  • 32% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 1,010

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 1080

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Announced20262022
Process—6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz+4%2.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 1080
GPU—Arm Mali-G68 MC4

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Memory type—LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Modem—Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 1080
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 1080
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 1080
AnTuTu1,293,328+149%520,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+32%Top 39%1,010Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+85%Top 29%2,450Bottom 43%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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