HiSilicon Kirin 9010 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9010 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. 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 9010

1408

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

3383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 9010

4284

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

11480

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.3 GHz – Taishan V121 6x 2.18 GHz – Taishan V121 4x 1.55 GHz – Cortex-A510	2x 4.6 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Neural Processing	HUAWEI Da Vinci	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Maleoon 910
GPU Architecture	Huawei Maleoon
GPU frequency	750 MHz
Execution units	4
Shaders	1024
DirectX	12
OpenCL API	2.0
Vulkan API	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160
Max camera resolution		1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@60fps
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
Peak Upload Speed	2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.2	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS