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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Dimensity 8350

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
51.8Inno Score
37.6CPU41
31.5GPU39.6
61.4Benchmarks66.5
—Efficiencyspec-based73.8
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S3 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 8350

InnoReviews verdict

MediaTek Dimensity 8350 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.8 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+8) and benchmarks (+5). Huawei Kirin 9030S 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

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

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 8350

  • Stronger CPU score: 41 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 67 vs 61
  • 62% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,600 vs 1,606
  • 24% higher Max clock: 3.35 GHz vs 2.7 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8350
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8350
Announced20262024
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8350
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8350
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x3.35 GHz Cortex-A715 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock2.7 GHz3.35 GHz+24%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8350
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8350
GPU—Arm Mali-G615 MC6

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8350
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8350
NPU—MediaTek NPU 655

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8350
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8350
Memory type—LPDDR5X-8533
Max bandwidth—68.3 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8350
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8350
Modem—Integrated 5G modem
Max download—5.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8350
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8350
Max display—WQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Dimensity 8350
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Dimensity 8350
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,3281,588,273Top 44%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—385,120Bottom 49%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—488,106Top 38%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—318,014Top 36%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—397,033Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%1,400+5%Top 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+5%Top 29%4,300Top 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%2,600+62%Top 45%

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