Kirin 9000S
HiSilicon Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000S and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
HiSilicon
Qualcomm
Launch Date
August 2023
March 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
SMIC
TSMC
Model Name
Kirin 9000S
SM8650-AB
Architecture
2x 2.62 GHz – Cortex-X1
4x 2.15 GHz – Cortex-A710
6x 1.53 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
12
8
Technology
14 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2620 MHz
3000 MHz
Instruction set
-
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Maleoon 910
Adreno 735
GPU frequency
750 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
-
3.7308 TFLOPS
Execution units
-
2
Shading units
-
786
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.3
DirectX version
-
12.1
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, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, 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
67 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP
Storage type
UFS 4.0
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)
Yes
Hexagon
TDP
7 W
6 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (14 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3000 MHz (2620 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 67 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 67 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: March 2024 (August 2023 vs March 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Kirin 9000S
1222
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
+34%
1638
Multi Core
Kirin 9000S
3622
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
+10%
3991
AnTuTu 10
Kirin 9000S
932745
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
+100%
1865243
SiliconCat Rating
41
Ranks 41 among all SOC on our website
30
Ranks 30 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
