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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
73.8Inno Score
37.6CPU67.9
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks80.1
—Efficiencyspec-based77.2
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 73.8 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+30) and benchmarks (+19). 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 Gen 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 68 vs 38
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 61
  • 125% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,000 vs 1,336
  • 103% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,200 vs 4,522
  • 41% higher Max clock: 3.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Announced20262025
Process—3 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9 (Oryon)

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little2x3.8 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.32 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.7 GHz3.8 GHz+41%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 840 (binned)

AI

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

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Memory type—LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth—77 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Modem—Snapdragon X80 5G
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max display—WQHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,3282,724,754Top 22%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—866,588Top 14%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—853,716Top 22%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—368,524Top 14%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—635,926Top 14%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%3,000+125%Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522Top 29%9,200+103%Top 8%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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