Kirin 9000
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
HiSilicon
Qualcomm
Launch Date
October 2020
January 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
Kirin 9000
SM8250-AC
Architecture
1x 3.13 GHz – Cortex-A77
3x 2.54 GHz – Cortex-A77
4x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
7 nm
Frequency
3130 MHz
3200 MHz
Transistor count
15.3
10.3
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv8.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Mali-G78 MP24
Adreno 650
GPU frequency
759 MHz
670 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.3316 TFLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
Execution units
24
2
Shading units
64
512
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. 22
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.2
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
2750 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
44 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, 2x 25MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
AI accelerator
Hexagon 698
TDP
6 W
6 W
Advantages
Kirin 9000
- Higher Technology: 5 nm (5 nm vs 7 nm)
Snapdragon 870
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3130 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2021 (October 2020 vs January 2021)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Kirin 9000
+10%
1266
Snapdragon 870
1151
Multi Core
Kirin 9000
+6%
3529
Snapdragon 870
3336
AnTuTu 10
Kirin 9000
+17%
935199
Snapdragon 870
802221
FP32 (float)
Kirin 9000
+73%
2354
Snapdragon 870
1358
SiliconCat Rating
39
Ranks 39 among all SOC on our website
47
Ranks 47 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 870
