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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Helio G91

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Helio G91
22.6Inno Score
37.6CPU20
31.5GPU27.1
61.4Benchmarks—
—Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G91

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 22.6, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+18) and GPU (+4). MediaTek Helio G91 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 GPU score: 32 vs 27
  • 754% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 188
  • 223% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 413
  • 223% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 1,402

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G91

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G91
Announced20262024
Process—12 nm
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G91
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 G91
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G91
GPU—Arm Mali-G52 MC2
GPU clock—1,000 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G91
Memory type—LPDDR4X-3600

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G91
Modem—Integrated 4G LTE (Cat-7 DL / Cat-13 UL)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G91
Max display—FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture—2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G91
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G91
AnTuTu1,293,328—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+223%Top 38%413Bottom 12%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+223%Top 29%1,402Bottom 15%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+754%Bottom 43%188Bottom 2%

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