Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Kirin 9025
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (with Adreno 829 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 9025 (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 Gen 5
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 7 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.3x) AnTuTu 11 score β 3057K vs 1325K
- 46% higher CPU clock speed (3800 vs 2600 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
- Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9025
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 905159 | 370183 |
| GPU | 1061006 | 295489 |
| Memory | 388817 | 434593 |
| UX | 702233 | 225467 |
| Total score | 3057215 | 1325732 |
| Samples | [91 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 377.4 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 221 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 268.2 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 269.9 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 306 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 35.9 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 87.9 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 12 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 20 tests | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 38 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 18.7 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.71 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 0.85 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 1.41 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 79.6 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 3028.3 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 10 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1823 | - |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 9094 | - |
| Graphics test | 35 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 35 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 29 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18849 | - |
| Video editing score | 7194 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 15237 | - |
| Photo editing score | 40238 | - |
| Writing score | 25119 | - |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-28 (ΠΠΌΠΈΡ) | AnTuTu 11 | 2970115 |
| π 2026-10-18 (bizzoff@mail.ru) | AnTuTu 11 | 3014900 |
| π 2026-10-14 (tovarish) | AnTuTu 12 | 3160163 |
| π 2026-10-12 (Miramochi) | AnTuTu 12 | 3304438 |
| π 2026-10-08 (Eduard Araqelyan) | AnTuTu 12 | 3113167 |
HiSilicon Kirin 9025
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Kirin 9025CPU
| Architecture | 2x 3.8 GHz β Oryon Prime 6x 3.32 GHz β Oryon Performance |
1x 2.6 GHz β TaiShan V121 3x 2.15 GHz β TaiShan V120 4x 1.6 GHz β Taishan-Little |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3800 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 829 | Maleoon 920 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 1225 MHz | - |
| Pipelines | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | 512 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 2508.8 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 | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 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 | November 2025 | October 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8845 | Hi36C0V110 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 official site | - |
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