HiSilicon Kirin 710A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 710A with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 (Kryo Prime)
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Gold)
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold)
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Number of transistors 5500 million
TDP 5 Watt 6.3 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 6 GB up to 24 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1 UFS 4.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 740
GPU Architecture Bifrost Adreno 700
GPU frequency 650 MHz 680 MHz
GPU boost frequency 1000 MHz
Execution units 4
Shaders 64
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2340x1080 3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 24MP 1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 8K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 5.1 5.3
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2020 Quarter 4 2022 Quarter 4
Partnumber Hi6260 SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC1
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Kirin 710A
187293
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1279057

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 710A
298
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1479

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 710A
1256
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4952