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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
42.3Inno Score
37.6CPU32.7
31.5GPU27.8
61.4Benchmarks49.3
—Efficiencyspec-based76.2
6 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9030S scores 41.9 against 42.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 33
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 28
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 49
  • 62% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 800,000
  • 40% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 1,150

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
AnTuTu1,293,328+62%800,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+16%Top 38%1,150Top 43%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+39%Top 29%3,250Top 44%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+40%Bottom 43%1,150Bottom 29%

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