HiSilicon Kirin 930 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 930 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). 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 930

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

3174

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 930

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

9781

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53	6x 3.53 GHz – Phoenix M (Oryon)
Number of cores	8	6
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Number of transistors	1000 million
TDP	5 Watt	8.2 Watt
Neural Processing		Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 6 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	800 MHz	5333 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T628 MP4	Adreno 830
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Qualcomm Adreno 800
GPU frequency	600 MHz	1100 MHz
Execution units	4	3
Shaders	64	1536
DirectX	11	12.1
OpenCL API	1.2	3.0
Vulkan API	1.0	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2560x1600	3840x2540
Max camera resolution	1x 20MP	1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	8K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps	10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	4.2	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS