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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
41.1Inno Score
37.6CPU29.7
31.5GPU26.7
61.4Benchmarks50
—Efficiencyspec-based76.2
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9030S scores 41.9 against 41.1 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9030S edges ahead in benchmarks and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 50
  • 57% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 1,020
  • 54% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,930

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Announced20262024
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz+13%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
GPU—Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Memory type—LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Modem—Snapdragon X62 5G
Max download—2.9 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,328822,983Bottom 31%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—290,799Bottom 24%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—130,677Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—169,615Bottom 42%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—231,892Bottom 31%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+31%Top 38%1,020Bottom 49%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+54%Top 29%2,930Top 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+57%Bottom 43%1,020Bottom 26%

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