Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Kirin 9030 Pro
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (Adreno 829) with the older 9-core HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro (Maleoon 935) SoC. 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
- Shows significantly better (up to 77%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3057K vs 1725K
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 5 nm)
- 38% higher CPU clock speed (3800 vs 2750 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~31%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
- Has 1 more cores
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 905159 | 515961 |
| GPU | 1061006 | 484107 |
| Memory | 388817 | 431535 |
| UX | 702233 | 293626 |
| Total score | 3057215 | 1725229 |
| Samples | [91 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 377.4 MB/sec | 197.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 221 pages/sec | 169.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 268.2 Mpixels/sec | 168.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 269.9 images/sec | 115.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 306 Mpixels/sec | 166.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 35.9 images/sec | 19.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 87.9 images/sec | 60.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12 Mpixels/sec | 6.14 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | Less than 3 |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 38 images/sec | 10.6 images/sec |
| Face detection | 18.7 images/sec | 5.64 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.71 Gpixels/sec | 0.33 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.85 Gpixels/sec | 0.44 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.41 Gpixels/sec | 0.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 79.6 Gpixels/sec | 36.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3028.3 FPS | 608.9 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 10 tests | Less than 3 |
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 2026-09-24 (Max) | AnTuTu 12 | 3215528 |
| π 2026-09-22 (Carl) | AnTuTu 12 | 3252322 |
| π 2026-09-22 (Zenn Kanata) | AnTuTu 12 | 2966135 |
| π 2026-09-22 (Subomoto) | AnTuTu 12 | 3318110 |
| π 2026-09-20 (Omar) | AnTuTu 12 | 3231104 |
HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Kirin 9030 ProCPU
| Architecture | 2x 3.8 GHz β Oryon Prime 6x 3.32 GHz β Oryon Performance |
1x 2.75 GHz β Taishan v124 Big 4x 2.27 GHz β Taishan v124 Mid 4x 1.72 GHz β Taishan v124 Little |
| Cores | 8 | 9 |
| Frequency | 3800 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 829 | Maleoon 935 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 1225 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 6 |
| Shading units | 512 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2508.8 Gigaflops | 2866.1 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 | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | 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 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 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2025 | November 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8845 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 official site | - |
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