Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
30.7CPU48.3
—GPU47.1
—Benchmarks69
20Efficiencyspec-based66.5
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80002 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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 Gen 2
- Stronger CPU score: 48 vs 31
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 33% higher Max clock: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2022 |
| Process | 7 nm | 4 nm+43% |
| TDP (typical) | — | 9 W |
| Architecture | — | Armv9 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz | 1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| Max clock | 2.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz+33% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Adreno 740 |
| GPU clock | — | 680 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Hexagon NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X-8400 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 67.2 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X70 5G |
| Max download | — | 10 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.3 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | — | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 1,751,352Top 36% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 562,123Top 34% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 425,391Top 41% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 310,153Top 39% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 453,685Top 31% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,050Top 18% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 5,500Top 22% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 3,700Top 25% |
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