How do the scores compare?

There is no overall score comparison yet, because at least one of them still awaits benchmark results. On individual spec rows, Huawei Kirin 8000 wins 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 wins 0.

What are the main differences between the Huawei Kirin 8000 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450?

Huawei Kirin 8000 advantages: Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 20; 50% lower process: 7 nm vs 14 nm; 33% higher Max clock: 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz.

Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

Huawei

Huawei Kirin 8000

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

30.7CPU20

—Benchmarks20

20Efficiencyspec-based46.7

3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80000 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 8000 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 8000

Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 20
50% lower process: 7 nm vs 14 nm
33% higher Max clock: 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Spec	Huawei Kirin 8000	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Announced	2023	2017
Process	7 nm+50%	14 nm
TDP (typical)	—	4 W
Architecture	—	Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Spec	Huawei Kirin 8000	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Cores	8	8
Core configuration	1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz	8x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock	2.4 GHz+33%	1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Spec	Huawei Kirin 8000	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
GPU	—	Qualcomm Adreno 506

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Spec	Huawei Kirin 8000	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
NPU	—	Qualcomm Hexagon 546

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Spec	Huawei Kirin 8000	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Memory type	—	LPDDR3-933
Max bandwidth	—	7.5 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Spec	Huawei Kirin 8000	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Modem	—	Snapdragon X9 LTE
Wi-Fi	—	Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth	—	4.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Spec	Huawei Kirin 8000	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Max display	—	FHD @ 60Hz
Video capture	—	1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Spec	Huawei Kirin 8000	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
AnTuTu	—	130,000
Geekbench 6 (single)	—	140Bottom 2%
Geekbench 6 (multi)	—	620Bottom 4%

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