Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
30.7CPU31.4
—GPU27.3
—Benchmarks49.1
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80001 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
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 860
- 23% higher Max clock: 2.96 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2021 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 10 W |
| Architecture | — | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz | 1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.4 GHz | 2.96 GHz+23% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Qualcomm Adreno 640 |
| GPU clock | — | 700 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Qualcomm Hexagon 690 |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 34.1 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X15 LTE |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.1 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | — | 4K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 795,334Bottom 31% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 294,736Bottom 31% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 118,830Bottom 27% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 160,316Bottom 36% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 221,452Bottom 27% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 870Bottom 36% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 2,900Top 49% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 830Bottom 27% |
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