Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
30.7CPU67.9
—Benchmarks80.1
20Efficiencyspec-based77.2
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80003 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
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 5
- Stronger CPU score: 68 vs 31
- 58% higher Max clock: 3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- 57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2025 |
| Process | 7 nm | 3 nm+57% |
| TDP (typical) | — | 9 W |
| Architecture | — | Armv9 (Oryon) |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz | 2x3.8 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.32 GHz Oryon Performance |
| Max clock | 2.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz+58% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Qualcomm Adreno 840 (binned) |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X |
| Max bandwidth | — | 77 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X80 5G |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | — | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 2,724,754Top 20% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 866,588Top 12% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 853,716Top 20% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 368,524Top 12% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 635,926Top 12% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 3,000Top 8% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 9,200Top 6% |
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