Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
37.6CPU24.3
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks36
—Efficiencyspec-based54.9
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
InnoReviews verdict
Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+25) and CPU (+13). Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 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 24
- Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 36
- 201% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 1,500
- 184% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 470
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2023 |
| Process | — | 6 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 5 W |
| Architecture | ARM (Taishan V124 cores) | Armv8 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little | 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Max clock | 2.7 GHz | 2.8 GHz+4% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Qualcomm Adreno 610 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Qualcomm Hexagon 686 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 17.1 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X11 LTE |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.1 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | FHD+ @ 90Hz |
| Video capture | — | 1080p@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 1,293,328 | 471,425Bottom 3% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 185,372Bottom 3% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 29,548Bottom 3% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 128,755Bottom 6% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 127,750Bottom 3% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,336+184%Top 39% | 470Bottom 18% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,522+201%Top 29% | 1,500Bottom 16% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,606Bottom 39% | — |
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