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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Helio G80

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Helio G80
25.9Inno Score
37.6CPU20
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks21
—Efficiencyspec-based44.2
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G80

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 25.9, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+40) and CPU (+18). MediaTek Helio G80 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 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 21
  • 397% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 260,000
  • 243% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 1,320
  • 226% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 410

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G80

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G80
Announced20262020
Process—12 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G80
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz+35%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G80
GPU—Arm Mali-G52 MC2

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G80
Memory type—LPDDR4X-1800
Max bandwidth—14.4 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G80
Modem—Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G80
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture—2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G80
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G80
AnTuTu1,293,328+397%260,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+226%Top 39%410Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+243%Top 29%1,320Bottom 12%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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