Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Kirin 9010
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (with Adreno 720 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 9010 (Maleoon 910). 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~30%)
- 14% higher CPU clock speed (2630 vs 2300 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9010
- Has 5 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
- Supports 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Performs 54% better in floating-point computations
- Shows slightly better (up to 15%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1177K vs 1027K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 411404 | 512832 |
| GPU | 217586 | 131160 |
| Memory | 154808 | 270499 |
| UX | 244127 | 262705 |
| Total score | 1027925 | 1177196 |
| Samples | [175 tests] | [25 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 155 MB/sec | 170.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 80.6 pages/sec | 126.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 101.8 Mpixels/sec | 142.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 55.5 images/sec | 81.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 92.7 Mpixels/sec | 120.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 11.4 images/sec | 12.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 21.8 images/sec | 43.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.9 Mpixels/sec | 5.08 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 26 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 6.81 images/sec | 5.55 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.22 images/sec | 3.09 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.14 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.2 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.18 Gpixels/sec | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 15.9 Gpixels/sec | 10.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 395.6 FPS | 364.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 19 tests | 4 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 490 | - |
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1596 | 1393 |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 8 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12784 | 8954 |
| Video editing score | 7333 | 5507 |
| Data manipulation score | 10354 | 9506 |
| Photo editing score | 25101 | 20710 |
| Writing score | 12578 | 13994 |
| Phones tested | 2 models | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-11 (Bro) | AnTuTu 12 | 956529 |
| π 2026-09-10 (Bali) | AnTuTu 11 | 1044174 |
| π 2026-08-11 (Baclaven) | AnTuTu 11 | 947758 |
| π 2026-07-26 (Raad) | AnTuTu 11 | 1022189 |
| π 2026-07-20 (Tapnbridge) | AnTuTu 11 | 1051017 |
HiSilicon Kirin 9010
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2440 |
| π 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1429 / 4124 |
| π 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | AnTuTu 11 | 1210912 |
| π 2026-08-01 (Ridnitxx) | AnTuTu 11 | 1234325 |
| π 2026-06-30 -> zrewzqq | AnTuTu 11 | 1160750 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and Kirin 9010CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.63 GHz β Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) 3x 2.4 GHz β Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) |
1x 2.3 GHz β TaiShan V121 3x 2.18 GHz β TaiShan V121 4x 1.55 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2630 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8-A |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 720 | Maleoon 910 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 975 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 256 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 512 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 998.4 Gigaflops | 1536 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Da Vinci |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 2880 x 1800 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X63 | Balong 5000 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 Mbps | Up to 4600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | November 2023 | April 2024 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM7550-AB | Hi36A0V121 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | - HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
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