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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
26.2Inno Score
37.6CPU20
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks20
—Efficiencyspec-based46.7
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+41) and CPU (+18). Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 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 20
  • 895% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 130,000
  • 854% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 140
  • 629% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 620

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Announced20262017
Process—14 nm
TDP (typical)—4 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little8x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.7 GHz+50%1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 450
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 506

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 450
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 546

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Memory type—LPDDR3-933
Max bandwidth—7.5 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Modem—Snapdragon X9 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—4.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Max display—FHD @ 60Hz
Video capture—1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 450
AnTuTu1,293,328+895%130,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+854%Top 39%140Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+629%Top 29%620Bottom 5%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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