Kirin 9000
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
HiSilicon
Qualcomm
Launch Date
October 2020
November 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
Kirin 9000
SM8550-AB
Architecture
1x 3.13 GHz – Cortex-A77
3x 2.54 GHz – Cortex-A77
4x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3130 MHz
3200 MHz
Transistor count
15.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Mali-G78 MP24
Adreno 740
GPU frequency
759 MHz
680 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.3316 TFLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
Execution units
24
2
Shading units
64
1280
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.3
1.1
DirectX version
12
12.1
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.3
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
64 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
-
1 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
AI accelerator
Hexagon
TDP
6 W
6.3 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3130 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2022 (October 2020 vs November 2022)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Kirin 9000
1266
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+57%
1993
Multi Core
Kirin 9000
3529
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+51%
5328
AnTuTu 10
Kirin 9000
935199
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+64%
1535202
FP32 (float)
Kirin 9000
2354
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+43%
3377
SiliconCat Rating
39
Ranks 39 among all SOC on our website
18
Ranks 18 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
