HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro with MediaTek Dimensity 8500. 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
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 1x 2.75 GHz 3x 1.72 GHz |
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
| Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processing | HUAWEI Da Vinci | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 16 GB | up to 24 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Graphics
| GPU name | Maleoon 935 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU Architecture | Huawei Maleoon | Mali Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 800 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | 8 |
| Shaders | 1536 | 1024 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan API | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | 2960x1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@60fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 5.17 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 6 (802.11ax) |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2025 Quarter 4 | 2026 Quarter 1 |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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