Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 7 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3300 MHz vs 2750 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (October 2023 vs November 2025)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
HiSilicon
October 2023
Launch Date
November 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
SMIC
SM8650-AB
Model Name
Kirin 9030 Pro
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
1x 2.75 GHz
3x 1.72 GHz
4x 2.27 GHz
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
7 nm
3300 MHz
Frequency
2750 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 750
GPU name
-
770 MHz
GPU frequency
-
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
-
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
-
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Da Vinci
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
ARMv9
Instruction set
ARMv8-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192 +28%
Kirin 9030 Pro
1717
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085 +19%
Kirin 9030 Pro
5933
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536 +8%
Kirin 9030 Pro
1785744