Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Kirin 9020
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (with Adreno 830 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 9020 (Maleoon 920). 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 4)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 7 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.3x) AnTuTu 11 score β 3126K vs 1383K
- Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
- 73% higher CPU clock speed (4320 vs 2500 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~31%)
- Supports 24% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9020
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 893474 | 484142 |
| GPU | 1133808 | 269177 |
| Memory | 427210 | 340806 |
| UX | 671910 | 289668 |
| Total score | 3126402 | 1383793 |
| Samples | [541 tests] | [10 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 367.8 MB/sec | 169.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 223.5 pages/sec | 129.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 257 Mpixels/sec | 126.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 234.4 images/sec | 85.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 315.8 Mpixels/sec | 118.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 32.7 images/sec | 14.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 90.6 images/sec | 43.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.4 Mpixels/sec | 5.21 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 148 tests | 7 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 45.3 images/sec | 6.04 images/sec |
| Face detection | 21.6 images/sec | 3.28 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | 0.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.91 Gpixels/sec | 0.32 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.75 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 96.8 Gpixels/sec | 20.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3848 FPS | 568.2 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 100 tests | 6 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2386 | 454 |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 3 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 10874 | - |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 35 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 5664 | - |
| Stability | 51% | - |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21945 | - |
| Video editing score | 8458 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 16086 | - |
| Photo editing score | 39118 | - |
| Writing score | 22647 | - |
| Phones tested | 36 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-29 (VortexGen) | AnTuTu 12 | 3414404 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Projeto_11) | AnTuTu 12 | 3618549 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Chris.D) | AnTuTu 12 | 3940532 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Yunon) | AnTuTu 12 | 3325373 |
| π 2026-09-28 (PenPen) | AnTuTu 12 | 3242949 |
HiSilicon Kirin 9020
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-13 (AndreyK) | AnTuTu 11 | 1372431 |
| π 2026-09-09 -> LeofMate | AnTuTu 11 | 1291607 |
| π 2026-08-22 (A_s_t_r_a) | AnTuTu 11 | 1328024 |
| π 2026-04-18 (Antonio) | AnTuTu 11 | 1395526 |
| π 2026-02-25 (BlizardRx) | AnTuTu 11 | 1337422 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) and Kirin 9020CPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.32 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 2.5 GHz β TaiShan V121 3x 2.15 GHz β TaiShan V120 4x 1.6 GHz β Taishan-Little |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4320 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 10 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 830 | Maleoon 920 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 840 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 4 |
| Shading units | 512 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 Gigaflops | 1720.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 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 | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| 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 X80 | Balong 6000 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2024 | November 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8750-AB | Hi36C0V110 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4):
- The SM8750-AC model has a higher frequencyβ4,470 MHz for performance cores versus 4,320 MHz in the SM8750-AB and SM8750-3-AB modelsβand its GPU is 100 MHz faster.
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