HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. 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 Gen 5
2741

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 9030 Pro
5852
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
9830

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 2.75 GHz
3x 1.72 GHz
2x 3.8 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 up to 24 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Maleoon 935 Adreno 840 (8 CUs)
GPU Architecture Huawei Maleoon Qualcomm Adreno 800
GPU frequency 800 MHz 1200 MHz
Execution units 6 2
Shaders 1536 1024
DirectX 12 12.1
OpenCL API 2.0 3.0
Vulkan API 1.3 1.4

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 3840x2540
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 10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps 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

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2025 Quarter 4 2025 Quarter 4
Partnumber SM8845
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship