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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
83.3Inno Score
37.6CPU85.3
31.5GPU82.5
61.4Benchmarks87.5
—Efficiencyspec-based74.8
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 83.3 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+51) and CPU (+48). 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

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 85 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 83 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 88 vs 61
  • 379% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,700 vs 1,606
  • 188% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,850 vs 1,336

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Announced20262025
Process—3 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)—

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little2x4.6 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.7 GHz4.6 GHz+70%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
GPU—Adreno 840
GPU clock—1,200 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Memory type—LPDDR5X-10667
Max bandwidth—85.3 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Modem—Snapdragon X85 5G
Max download—12.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,3283,646,161Top 3%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—1,084,061Top 3%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—1,342,827Top 3%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—425,901Top 6%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—793,372Top 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%3,850+188%Top 4%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522Top 29%11,900+163%Top 4%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%7,700+379%Top 6%

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