Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
30.7CPU93.3
—GPU97.9
20Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80003 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
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
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
- Stronger CPU score: 93 vs 31
- 108% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- 71% lower process: 2 nm vs 7 nm
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | 2 nm+71% |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz | 2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance |
| Max clock | 2.4 GHz | 5 GHz+108% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Qualcomm Adreno |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Hexagon NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X/LPDDR6 |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF System |
| Max download | — | 14.8 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 8 |
| Bluetooth | — | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz |
| Video capture | — | 8K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 4,312Top 2% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 12,801Top 2% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 9,739Top 1% |
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