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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
26.1Inno Score
37.6CPU21.1
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks20
—Efficiencyspec-based44.2
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 26.1, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+41) and CPU (+17). Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 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 21
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 20
  • 488% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 220,000
  • 331% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 310
  • 277% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 1,200

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Announced20262017
Process—14 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Max clock2.7 GHz+23%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 660
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 512

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 660
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Memory type—LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Modem—Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Max display—QHD @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 660
AnTuTu1,293,328+488%220,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+331%Top 39%310Bottom 8%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+277%Top 29%1,200Bottom 9%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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