HiSilicon Kirin 9000S vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9000S with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 9000S
1323
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2197

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 9000S
4112
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7319

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 2.62 GHz – Taishan V120
3x 2.15 GHz – Taishan V120
4x 1.53 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
Number of cores 8 1
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv9.2-A
Lithography 7 nm 4 nm
TDP 7 Watt 8 Watt
Neural Processing HUAWEI Da Vinci Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 24 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Maleoon 910 Adreno 750
GPU Architecture Huawei Maleoon Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency 750 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution units 4 2
Shaders 1024 1536
DirectX 12 12.1
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
Vulkan API 1.0 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 8K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 4.6 Gbps 10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 2.5 Gbps 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2023 Quarter 3 2023 Quarter 4
Partnumber Hi36A0 SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship