Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
30.7CPU33.5
—GPU28.6
—Benchmarks51.1
—AIspec-based49.3
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80001 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
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 865
- 18% higher Max clock: 2.84 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2020 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 10 W |
| Architecture | — | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.4 GHz | 2.84 GHz+18% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Qualcomm Adreno 650 |
| GPU clock | — | 587 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Qualcomm Hexagon 698 |
| AI performance | — | 15 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5-2750 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 44 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X55 5G (external) |
| Max download | — | 7.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.1 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | — | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 861,546Bottom 39% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 306,337Bottom 34% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 162,790Bottom 41% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 152,804Bottom 27% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 239,615Bottom 36% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,100Top 43% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 3,300Top 40% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 1,250Bottom 41% |
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