HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro 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 9030 Pro

1693

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

3383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 9030 Pro

5852

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

11480

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 2.75 GHz 3x 1.72 GHz	2x 4.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	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 935
GPU Architecture	Huawei Maleoon
GPU frequency	800 MHz
Execution units	6
Shaders	1536
DirectX	12
OpenCL API	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3

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	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	6.0	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS