Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Kirin 9030S
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (with Adreno 840 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 9030S (Maleoon 935F). 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 8 Elite Gen 5
- Shows significantly better (up to 3.1x) AnTuTu 11 score β 3950K vs 1273K
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Kirin 9030S
- Performs 2.8x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 149% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 34.1 GB/s)
- 71% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 2700 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 5 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~39%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1112833 | 475726 |
| GPU | 1494722 | 246367 |
| Memory | 442350 | 279480 |
| UX | 900177 | 271473 |
| Total score | 3950082 | 1273046 |
| Samples | [283 tests] | [2 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 421.8 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 238 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 286.6 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 330.6 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 308.4 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 40.7 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 98.7 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 14.1 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 79 tests | 2 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 51.9 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 24.9 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.72 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 1 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 2.04 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 115.4 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 4390.2 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 50 tests | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2737 | - |
| Stability | 67% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 12156 | - |
| Graphics test | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 6490 | - |
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 31126 | - |
| Video editing score | 8963 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 19422 | - |
| Photo editing score | 62111 | - |
| Writing score | 40875 | - |
| Phones tested | 13 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-13 (H1roshi) | AnTuTu | 3530859 |
| π 2026-09-11 (Rtesh) | AnTuTu | 3886893 |
| π 2026-09-10 (Ranit) | AnTuTu | 3974227 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Dipshit6769) | AnTuTu | 3835023 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Pavel) | AnTuTu | 3959848 |
HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-07 -> interno | AnTuTu | 1273046 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Kirin 9030SCPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.74 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Prime 6x 3.63 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Performance |
1x 2.7 GHz β Taishan v124 Big 3x 2.15 GHz β Taishan v124 Mid 4x 1.62 GHz β Taishan v124 Little |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 840 | Maleoon 935F |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 3 |
| Shading units | 512 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 Gigaflops | 1433.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | - |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Balong 6000 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 12500 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2025 | April 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site | - |
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