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Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Huawei Kirin 8000
30.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
30.8Inno Score
28.9CPU24.4
26.2GPU20
46.6Benchmarks36
20Efficiencyspec-based54.9
9 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80002 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Huawei Kirin 8000 scores 30.6 against 30.8 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 685. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 8000

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 24
  • Stronger GPU score: 26 vs 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 36
  • 602% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 955 vs 136
  • 223% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 95,326 vs 29,548

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 17% higher Max clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20232023
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)—5 W
Architecture—Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.4 GHz2.8 GHz+17%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Modem—Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max display—FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture—1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTu 11720,605+53%Bottom 21%471,425Bottom 8%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)275,622+49%Bottom 24%185,372Bottom 8%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)95,326+223%Bottom 26%29,548Bottom 8%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)153,530+19%Bottom 31%128,755Bottom 12%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)196,127+54%Bottom 20%127,750Bottom 7%
AnTuTu 12799,448+103%Bottom 25%393,462Bottom 4%
Geekbench 6 (single)993+108%Bottom 45%477Bottom 19%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,678+73%Bottom 45%1,544Bottom 19%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme955+602%Top 47%136Bottom 10%

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