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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

WINNER
Huawei Kirin 9030S
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
41.5Inno Score
37.6CPU32.3
31.5GPU27
61.4Benchmarks—
—Efficiencyspec-based76.2
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 9030S scores 41.9 against 41.5 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Huawei Kirin 9030S edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 32
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 27
  • 52% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 1,059
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,309
  • 14% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 1,171

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Announced20262024
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.7 GHz+8%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
GPU—Adreno 810

AI

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

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Memory type—LPDDR5X-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Modem—Snapdragon X63 5G
Max download—2.9 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
AnTuTu1,293,328—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+14%Top 35%1,171Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+37%Top 26%3,309Top 44%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+52%Top 31%1,059Top 44%

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