Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and HiSilicon Kirin 9000S mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
HiSilicon
Launch Date
November 2022
August 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
SMIC
Model Name
SM8550-AB
Kirin 9000S
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.62 GHz – Cortex-X1
4x 2.15 GHz – Cortex-A710
6x 1.53 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
12
Technology
4 nm
14 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
2620 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
-
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 740
Maleoon 910
GPU frequency
680 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
1280
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.2
Wi-Fi
7
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
2750 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
64 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
-
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Yes
TDP
6.3 W
7 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 14 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 2620 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (64 Gbit/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
Kirin 9000S
- Newer Launch Date: August 2023 (November 2022 vs August 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+63%
1993
Kirin 9000S
1222
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+47%
5328
Kirin 9000S
3622
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+65%
1535202
Kirin 9000S
932745
SiliconCat Rating
18
Ranks 18 among all SOC on our website
41
Ranks 41 among all SOC on our website
Kirin 9000S
