Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
vs
HiSilicon Kirin 9020

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and HiSilicon Kirin 9020 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 6 nm (6 nm vs 7 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2500 MHz (2400 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: December 2024 (May 2021 vs December 2024)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
HiSilicon
May 2021
Launch Date
December 2024
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
-
Manufacturing
SMIC
SM7325
Model Name
Kirin 9020
1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Architecture
1x 2.5 GHz – TaiShan
3x 2.15 GHz – TaiShan
4x 1.6 GHz – TaiShan
8
Cores
8
6 nm
Technology
7 nm
2400 MHz
Frequency
2500 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 642L
GPU name
Maleoon 920
490 MHz
GPU frequency
840 MHz
384
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
4
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.1
Vulkan version
-
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 1200 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 4600 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.2
6
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

2 MB
L2 Cache
5 MB
-
L3 cache
10 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 192MP, 2x 36MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
5 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
Hexagon 770
Neural processor (NPU)
Da Vinci

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 778G
981
Kirin 9020
1648 +68%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 778G
2787
Kirin 9020
5420 +94%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 778G
597891
Kirin 9020
1236035 +107%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Oppo Reno7 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
234
Huawei Pura 80 Pro+ / Ultra
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
452
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Motorola Edge 20
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
13272
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2025)
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
10517