Kirin 9000
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
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 4 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
HiSilicon
Qualcomm
Launch Date
October 2020
October 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
Kirin 9000
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
Architecture
1x 3.13 GHz – Cortex-A77
3x 2.54 GHz – Cortex-A77
4x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 4 GHz – Cortex-X5
6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3130 MHz
4000 MHz
Transistor count
15.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Mali-G78 MP24
-
GPU frequency
759 MHz
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.3316 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
24
-
Shading units
64
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.3
-
DirectX version
12
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
-
Miscellaneous
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP
Storage type
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 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
AI accelerator
Hexagon
TDP
6 W
-
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4000 MHz (3130 MHz vs 4000 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2024 (October 2020 vs October 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Kirin 9000
1266
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
+129%
2902
Multi Core
Kirin 9000
3529
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
+179%
9840
AnTuTu 10
Kirin 9000
935199
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
+238%
3164279
SiliconCat Rating
44
Ranks 44 among all SOC on our website
6
Ranks 6 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
