Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Kirin 9010

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (with Adreno 722 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

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~53%)
  • 22% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2300 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Shows better (up to 13%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1329K vs 1177K
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9010
  • Has 5 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
  • Supports 103% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 33.6 GB/s)
  • Performs 30% better in floating-point computations

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1329936
1177196
CPU 510448 512832
GPU 270275 131160
Memory 193658 270499
UX 355555 262705
Total score 1329936 1177196
Samples [38 tests] [25 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 183.1 MB/sec 170.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 93.9 pages/sec 126.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 126.6 Mpixels/sec 142.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 65.2 images/sec 81.5 images/sec
HDR 102.1 Mpixels/sec 120.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 14.6 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Photo processing 30.1 images/sec 43.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.65 Mpixels/sec 5.08 Mpixels/sec
Samples 17 tests 4 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
6746
2655
Background blur 13.6 images/sec 5.55 images/sec
Face detection 6.8 images/sec 3.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.2 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 36.3 Gpixels/sec 10.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 939.1 FPS 364.3 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 16 tests 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 667 -
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 1393
Graphics test - 8 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
14769
10560
Web score 17005 8954
Video editing score 7010 5507
Data manipulation score 8849 9506
Photo editing score 34842 20710
Writing score 20163 13994
Phones tested 5 models Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 -> RennsportGeekbench 7 GPU2833
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 -> RennsportGeekbench 7 CPU1101 / 3897
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Devasiva S)AnTuTu 121351980
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Reper_65)AnTuTu 111346084
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (KJIUKU)AnTuTu 121523984
HiSilicon Kirin 9010
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrikGeekbench 6 GPU2440
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrikGeekbench 6 CPU1429 / 4124
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrikAnTuTu 111210912
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (Ridnitxx)AnTuTu 111234325
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-30 -> zrewzqqAnTuTu 111160750

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and Kirin 9010

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.8 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
3x 1.84 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
1x 2.3 GHz – TaiShan V121
3x 2.18 GHz – TaiShan V121
4x 1.55 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
L2 cache 512 KB 1 MB
L3 cache 3 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 722 Maleoon 910
Architecture Adreno 700 Maleoon
GPU frequency 1150 MHz 750 MHz
Pipelines 2 4
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 512 1024
FLOPS 1177.6 Gigaflops 1536 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Da Vinci

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 33.6 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 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
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Balong 5000
4G support - LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4200 Mbps Up to 4600 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 6.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced May 2025 April 2024
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number SM7750-AB Hi36A0V121
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 official site -
Successor - - HiSilicon Kirin 9020

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