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Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62.1Inno Score
30.7CPU54.2
—GPU57.9
—Benchmarks76
20Efficiencyspec-based66.5
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80002 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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 3

  • Stronger CPU score: 54 vs 31
  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 38% higher Max clock: 3.3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Announced20232023
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture—Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.15 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.96 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.4 GHz3.3 GHz+38%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
GPU—Adreno 750
GPU clock—903 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Memory type—LPDDR5X-9600
Max bandwidth—76.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Modem—Snapdragon X75 5G
Max download—10 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture—8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
AnTuTu—2,312,709Top 27%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—643,922Top 27%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—790,016Top 27%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—341,129Top 24%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—537,642Top 22%
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,250Top 15%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—7,100Top 15%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—4,800Top 13%

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