Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 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
January 2021
August 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
SMIC
Model Name
SM8250-AC
Kirin 9000S
Architecture
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)
2x 2.62 GHz – Cortex-X1
4x 2.15 GHz – Cortex-A710
6x 1.53 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
12
Technology
7 nm
14 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
2620 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
-
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 650
Maleoon 910
GPU frequency
670 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.2
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, 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 3.0, UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Yes
TDP
6 W
7 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 870
- Higher Technology: 7 nm (7 nm vs 14 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 2620 MHz)
Kirin 9000S
- Newer Launch Date: August 2023 (January 2021 vs August 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Kirin 9000S
+6%
1222
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Kirin 9000S
+9%
3622
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
802221
Kirin 9000S
+16%
932745
SiliconCat Rating
53
Ranks 53 among all SOC on our website
46
Ranks 46 among all SOC on our website
Kirin 9000S
