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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Huawei Kirin 9030S
41.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
44.2Inno Score
37.6CPU32.8
31.5GPU30.4
61.4Benchmarks54.3
—Efficiencyspec-based76.2
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 44.2 to 41.9. Huawei Kirin 9030S 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 33
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 54
  • 40% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,228
  • 15% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 1,162

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Announced20262023
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x2.63 GHz Cortex-A715 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock2.7 GHz+3%2.63 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
GPU—Adreno 720

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Memory type—LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Modem—Snapdragon X63 5G
Max download—5 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,328978,328Bottom 45%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—403,153Top 48%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—152,277Bottom 42%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—145,523Bottom 23%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—277,375Bottom 51%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+15%Top 33%1,162Top 41%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+40%Top 24%3,228Top 42%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+9%Top 42%1,477Top 46%

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