HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500

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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

Score

Kirin 9030 Pro

1693

Dimensity 8500

1712

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 9030 Pro

5852

Dimensity 8500

6701

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