Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Kirin 9010
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 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 8 Gen 1
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
- 30% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2300 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
- Higher GPU frequency (~9%)
- Shows better (up to 10%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1294K vs 1177K
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9010
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 51.2 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 490530 | 512832 |
| GPU | 202615 | 131160 |
| Memory | 221583 | 270499 |
| UX | 380143 | 262705 |
| Total score | 1294871 | 1177196 |
| Samples | [90 tests] | [25 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 151.4 MB/sec | 170.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 104.2 pages/sec | 126.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 124.3 Mpixels/sec | 142.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 88.5 images/sec | 81.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 119.9 Mpixels/sec | 120.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.3 images/sec | 12.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 38.4 images/sec | 43.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.49 Mpixels/sec | 5.08 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 54 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 9.81 images/sec | 5.55 images/sec |
| Face detection | 4.42 images/sec | 3.09 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.3 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.41 Gpixels/sec | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 15.8 Gpixels/sec | 10.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1079.5 FPS | 364.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 30 tests | 4 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 729 | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 2255 | 1393 |
| Stability | 63% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 8 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13237 | 8954 |
| Video editing score | 7311 | 5507 |
| Data manipulation score | 10976 | 9506 |
| Photo editing score | 27827 | 20710 |
| Writing score | 15631 | 13994 |
| Phones tested | 16 models | Less than 3 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 88 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 42 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 114 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 40 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Poco F4 GT 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-27 (Khaled) | AnTuTu | 1341721 |
| π 2026-08-20 (Jonath) | AnTuTu | 1005770 |
| π 2026-08-09 (Hireath) | GeekBench CPU | 1432 / 3945 |
| π 2026-08-01 (Abdullah) | AnTuTu | 1324059 |
| π 2026-07-15 -> Aura_Test_King | GeekBench GPU | 3761 |
HiSilicon Kirin 9010
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | GeekBench GPU | 2440 |
| π 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | GeekBench CPU | 1429 / 4124 |
| π 2026-09-14 -> pivozavrik | AnTuTu | 1210912 |
| π 2026-08-01 (Ridnitxx) | AnTuTu | 1234325 |
| π 2026-06-30 -> zrewzqq | AnTuTu | 1160750 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Kirin 9010CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3 GHz β Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz β Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz β 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 | 3000 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5.3 W | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 730 | Maleoon 910 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 818 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 512 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 1675.3 Gigaflops | 1536 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | - |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K 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 X65 | Balong 5000 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 4600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | December 2021 | April 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8450 | Hi36A0V121 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
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