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Kirin 9030 Pro vs Tensor G5

Kirin 9030 Pro
VS
Tensor G5
Kirin 9030 Pro
Tensor G5

We compared the 9-core HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro (Maleoon 935) with the older 8-core Google Tensor G5 (PowerVR DXT-48-1536) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (5)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
  • Performs 70% better in floating-point computations
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Tensor G5
  • Has 1 more cores
  • Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1725K vs 1549K
Pros of Google Tensor G5
  • Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 5 nm)
  • 37% higher CPU clock speed (3780 vs 2750 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Higher GPU frequency (~18%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Kirin 9030 Pro
vs
Tensor G5

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Kirin 9030 Pro +11%
1725229
Tensor G5
1549798
CPU 515961 734567
GPU 484107 183228
Memory 431535 222379
UX 293626 409624
Total score 1725229 1549798
Samples Less than 3 [16 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Kirin 9030 Pro
1362
Tensor G5 +69%
2305
Multi-Core Score
Kirin 9030 Pro
5169
Tensor G5 +17%
6054
Asset compression 197.7 MB/sec 281.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 169.1 pages/sec 162.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 168.6 Mpixels/sec 207.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 115.1 images/sec 149.5 images/sec
HDR 166.1 Mpixels/sec 151.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 19.3 images/sec 24.4 images/sec
Photo processing 60.4 images/sec 46.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.14 Mpixels/sec 6.79 Mpixels/sec
Samples Less than 3 8 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Kirin 9030 Pro +95%
8043
Tensor G5
4116
Background blur 10.6 images/sec 4.77 images/sec
Face detection 5.64 images/sec 2.41 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.33 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.44 Gpixels/sec 0.27 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.71 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 36.9 Gpixels/sec 12.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 608.9 FPS 634.9 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples Less than 3 7 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 1012
Stability - 96%
Graphics test - 7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 17237
Video editing score - 7203
Data manipulation score - 14036
Photo editing score - 24584
Writing score - 20213
Phones tested - 4 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
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Google Tensor G5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 -> PixeluserAnTuTu1536042
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 -> bangAnTuTu1719659
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 -> bangCPU Throttle74%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 -> bangGeekBench GPU4116
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 -> bangCPU Throttle72%
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Kirin 9030 Pro and Tensor G5

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.75 GHz – Taishan v124 Big
4x 2.27 GHz – Taishan v124 Mid
4x 1.72 GHz – Taishan v124 Little		 1x 3.78 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-A725
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores 9 8
Frequency 2750 MHz 3780 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 2 MB -
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Process 5 nanometers 3 nanometers
Manufacturing SMIC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Maleoon 935 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
Architecture Maleoon -
GPU frequency 933 MHz 1100 MHz
Pipelines 6 6
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 1536 768
FLOPS 2866.1 Gigaflops 1689.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.4
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2400
Max camera resolution - 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Balong 6000 Exynos 5400c
4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps -
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced November 2025 August 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number - GS501

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Comments

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pavlecom August 31, 2026 at 05:32 PM
It's a 5nm masterpiece under electron microscope, In the hands of the true master every tool is a sophisticated hi-end! Bravo Kirin, or FabergΓ©!! p.s. .. it's around 8 gen3, & it's better then gen3 in Harmony optimized games. https://youtu.be/CMmUg7QfghU (eng audio)
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Ishmael April 6, 2026 at 01:12 AM
Can't believe a 3-nanometer chip loses to a 7-nanometer one πŸ˜…
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TensorIsCrap July 16, 2026 at 04:22 AM
Imagine those Kirin socs being fabbed by TSMC 3nm, ahhhh. I'd say that tensor would be hot garbage mess.
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Weee January 31, 2026 at 02:26 AM
Haters got heated up in oven after seeing new chip but they still soo shameless to vote for GoogleπŸ˜‚
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Zero January 21, 2026 at 11:53 PM
What I mentioned on the previous versus, it happened.... Huawei managed to defeat Google in the making of a processor. The experience Huawei in the previous generations had paid off big time. Google did a very good CPU, but the GPU hinders the full experience BIG time and it does not help that said GPU is unoptimized until now and the OS does not help. Huawei managed to deliver a more balanced experience with their Kirin, which, saving the distances, is on the tier of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which is pretty much laudable with the old tech used.
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