Hisilicon Kirin 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
We’ve analyzed the newly launched
Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SoCs, created by
Hisilicon and Qualcomm respectively.
This comparison highlights the key differences and
similarities between these
8-core
processors, evaluated
through Geekbench, Antutu,
and 3DMark benchmarks, and
other technical details.
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption,
and other
indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in
leading benchmarks.
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
194527
270867
GPU
280796
567801
Memory
146761
239879
UX
140303
198202
Total score
762387
1276749
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
54%
-
Graphics test
36 FPS
81 FPS
Score
6040
12967
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Kirin 9000 and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
1x 3.13 GHz Cortex-A77
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Base Frequency
2050MHz
2000MHz
Turbo Frequency
3130MHz
3200MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9-A
L2 cache
64 KB
-
L2 cache
0.512 MB
1 MB
L3 cache
4 MB
8 MB
Process
4 nanometers
4 nanometers
Transistor count
15.3 billion
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
4 W
10 W
GPU name
Mali-G78 MP24
Adreno 740
Architecture
Valhall 2
Adreno 700
GPU frequency
760 MHz
980 MHz
Pipelines
24
-
Shading units
384
-
Total shaders
768
-
FLOPS
1076 Gigaflops
-
Vulkan version
1.1
1.3
OpenCL version
2
2.0
DirectX version
12
12
Neural processor (NPU)
AI accelerator
Yes
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5x
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4200 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
-
Max size
16 GB
24 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
1 x 200 MP
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Modem
Balong 5000
Snapdragon X70
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 7168 Mbps
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed 4G
-
Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 5G
Up to 2560 Mbps
Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
-
Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi
6
7
Bluetooth
5.2
5.3
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
