Kirin 9050 Pro vs Kirin 9035
We compared two 9-core processors: HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro (with Maleoon 955 graphics) and Kirin 9035 (Maleoon 935). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (3100 vs 2850 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 5%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1902K vs 1811K
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9035
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 579000 | 541759 |
| GPU | 543500 | 508312 |
| Memory | 440168 | 453112 |
| UX | 319800 | 308307 |
| Total score | 1902468 | 1811490 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Compute Score (GPU)
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Kirin 9050 Pro and Kirin 9035CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.1 GHz – 2x 2.7 GHz – 4x 2.2 GHz – 2x 1.75 GHz – |
1x 2.85 GHz – 4x 2.27 GHz – 4x 1.72 GHz – |
| Cores | 9 | 9 |
| Frequency | 3100 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| Instruction set | - | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Maleoon 955 | Maleoon 935 |
| Architecture | Maleoon | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 1050 MHz | - |
| Pipelines | 6 | 6 |
| Shading units | 256 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 3225.6 Gigaflops | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Da Vinci |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | - | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | - | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | - | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Balong | Balong 6000 |
| 4G support | - | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | - | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2026 | October 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
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