Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Kirin 9020
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (with Adreno 735 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 8s Gen 3
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~31%)
- Shows better (up to 30%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1797K vs 1383K
- 20% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2500 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9020
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 556525 | 484142 |
| GPU | 503679 | 269177 |
| Memory | 307418 | 340806 |
| UX | 430199 | 289668 |
| Total score | 1797821 | 1383793 |
| Samples | [287 tests] | [10 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 219.8 MB/sec | 169.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 156.3 pages/sec | 129.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 167.8 Mpixels/sec | 126.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 113.3 images/sec | 85.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 142.1 Mpixels/sec | 118.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 16.9 images/sec | 14.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 51.2 images/sec | 43.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 6.15 Mpixels/sec | 5.21 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 64 tests | 7 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 13.6 images/sec | 6.04 images/sec |
| Face detection | 6.39 images/sec | 3.28 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.47 Gpixels/sec | 0.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.55 Gpixels/sec | 0.32 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.54 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 26.2 Gpixels/sec | 20.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1701.5 FPS | 568.2 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 40 tests | 6 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1033 | 454 |
| Stability | 90% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 3 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 4992 | - |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 22 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 19 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 16 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 3116 | - |
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14506 | - |
| Video editing score | 7662 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 15136 | - |
| Photo editing score | 27100 | - |
| Writing score | 19378 | - |
| Phones tested | 14 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-28 (Nikolas) | AnTuTu 12 | 1720086 |
| π 2026-09-27 (PenIsVrot) | AnTuTu 12 | 1889355 |
| π 2026-09-25 (Rukoo_Blood) | AnTuTu 11 | 1820000 |
| π 2026-09-24 (Saba) | AnTuTu 11 | 1858540 |
| π 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9 | CPU Throttle | 92% |
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 8s Gen 3 and Kirin 9020CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A720 3x 2 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
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 | 3000 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 10 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 7.5 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 735 | Maleoon 920 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 840 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 4 |
| Shading units | 256 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 1689.6 Gigaflops | 1720.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 67.2 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 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 X70 5G | Balong 6000 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 6500 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2024 | November 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8635 | Hi36C0V110 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | - |
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