Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
30.7CPU30.1
—GPU24.9
—Benchmarks42
—AIspec-based29
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80001 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
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 855
- 18% higher Max clock: 2.84 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2019 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 10 W |
| Architecture | — | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.4 GHz | 2.84 GHz+18% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Qualcomm Adreno 640 |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Qualcomm Hexagon 690 |
| AI performance | — | 7 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 34.1 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X24 LTE |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | — | 4K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 600,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 850Bottom 36% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 2,700Bottom 47% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 800Bottom 23% |
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