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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.3Inno Score
37.6CPU31.4
31.5GPU27.3
61.4Benchmarks49.1
—Efficiencyspec-based32.1
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+12) and CPU (+6). Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 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 31
  • Stronger GPU score: 32 vs 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 49
  • 93% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,606 vs 830
  • 56% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 2,900

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • 10% higher Max clock: 2.96 GHz vs 2.7 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20262021
Process—7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz2.96 GHz+10%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Modem—Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,328795,334Bottom 28%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—294,736Bottom 28%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—118,830Bottom 25%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—160,316Bottom 33%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—221,452Bottom 22%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+54%Top 39%870Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+56%Top 29%2,900Bottom 49%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606+93%Bottom 39%830Bottom 16%

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