Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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 3 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
October 2023
August 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
SMIC
Model Name
SM8650-AB
Kirin 9000S
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
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
3300 MHz
2620 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
-
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 750
Maleoon 910
GPU frequency
770 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.4
5.2
Wi-Fi
7
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
2750 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s
44 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, AV1, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Yes
TDP
-
7 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 14 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3300 MHz vs 2620 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (64 Gbit/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (October 2023 vs August 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+79%
2192
Kirin 9000S
1222
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+96%
7085
Kirin 9000S
3622
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+105%
1914201
Kirin 9000S
932745
SiliconCat Rating
15
Ranks 15 among all SOC on our website
46
Ranks 46 among all SOC on our website
Kirin 9000S
