Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
37.6CPU100
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks—
—Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
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 6
- Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 38
- 85% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2026 |
| Process | — | 2 nm |
| Architecture | ARM (Taishan V124 cores) | 64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little | 2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance |
| Max clock | 2.7 GHz | 5 GHz+85% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Adreno GPU |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Hexagon NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300 |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF |
| Max download | — | 14.8 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 8 |
| Bluetooth | — | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz |
| Video capture | — | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,293,328 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,336Top 39% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,522Top 29% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,606Bottom 39% | — |
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