Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
30.7CPU37.2
—GPU34.3
—Benchmarks55.9
—AIspec-based64
20Efficiencyspec-based55.9
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80002 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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 888
- Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 31
- 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
- 18% higher Max clock: 2.84 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2020 |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP (typical) | — | 9 W |
| Architecture | — | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core configuration | 1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.4 GHz | 2.84 GHz+18% |
GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | — | Adreno 660 |
| GPU clock | — | 840 MHz |
AI
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | — | Hexagon 780 |
| AI performance | — | 26 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max bandwidth | — | 51.2 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X60 5G |
| Max download | — | 7.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | — | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 1,040,324Bottom 50% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 379,461Bottom 50% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 169,822Bottom 43% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 200,968Top 50% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 290,073Bottom 50% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,450Top 28% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 3,650Top 36% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 1,550Bottom 48% |
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