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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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41.9Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
54.9Inno Score
37.6CPU45.7
31.5GPU45.3
61.4Benchmarks68.4
—Efficiencyspec-based71.4
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 54.9 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+14) and CPU (+8). 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 8s Gen 3

  • Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 45 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 68 vs 61
  • 105% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,300 vs 1,606
  • 46% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,950 vs 1,336

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Announced20262024
Process—4 nm
TDP (typical)—7 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.7 GHz3 GHz+11%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
GPU—Adreno 735

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Memory type—LPDDR5X-8400
Max bandwidth—67.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Modem—Snapdragon X70 5G
Max download—5 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,293,3281,709,606Top 41%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—518,231Top 41%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—478,204Top 41%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—310,205Top 38%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—402,966Top 41%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336Top 39%1,950+46%Top 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522Top 29%5,200+15%Top 26%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%3,300+105%Top 38%

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