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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
31.4Inno Score
37.6CPU30.1
31.5GPU24.9
61.4Benchmarks42
—AIspec-based29
—Efficiencyspec-based32.1
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 31.4, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+19) and CPU (+8). Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 42
  • 116% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 600,000
  • 101% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 800

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20262019
Process—7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz2.84 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 640

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance—7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Modem—Snapdragon X24 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu1,293,328+116%600,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+57%Top 39%850Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+67%Top 29%2,700Bottom 45%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+101%Bottom 39%800Bottom 9%

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