HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 955 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A72 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 (Kryo Prime) 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Gold) 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold) 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver) |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9-A |
Lithography | 16 nm | 4 nm |
Number of transistors | 2000 million | |
TDP | 5 Watt | 6.3 Watt |
Neural Processing | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 24 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5X |
Memory frequency | 1333 MHz | 4200 MHz |
Memory-bus | 2x32 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.0 | UFS 4.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-T880 MP4 | Adreno 740 |
GPU Architecture | Midgard | Adreno 700 |
GPU frequency | 900 MHz | 680 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | |
Shaders | 64 | |
DirectX | 11.2 | |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | 2.0 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3840x2160@60Hz | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 31MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP |
Max Video Capture | FullHD@60fps | 8K@30fps |
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 | 5.3 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2016 April | 2022 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | Hi3655 | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC1 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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