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Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
30.4Inno Score
30.7CPU26.6
—Benchmarks34.8
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80001 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 27
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

  • 17% higher Max clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Announced20232018
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 4x1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Max clock2.4 GHz2.8 GHz+17%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPU—Qualcomm Adreno 630

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Memory type—LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Modem—Snapdragon X20 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
AnTuTu—450,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—590Bottom 22%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,200Bottom 39%

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