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Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
54.9Inno Score
30.7CPU45.7
—GPU45.3
—Benchmarks68.4
20Efficiencyspec-based71.4
0 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80003 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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 8s Gen 3

  • Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 31
  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 25% higher Max clock: 3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Announced20232024
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)—7 W
Architecture—Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.4 GHz3 GHz+25%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
GPU—Adreno 735

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Memory type—LPDDR5X-8400
Max bandwidth—67.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Modem—Snapdragon X70 5G
Max download—5 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture—4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
AnTuTu—1,709,606Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—518,231Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—478,204Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—310,205Top 36%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—402,966Top 39%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,950Top 20%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—5,200Top 23%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—3,300Top 32%

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