Kirin 8000A vs Kirin 8000
We compared the 6-core HiSilicon Kirin 8000A (Mali-G610 MP4) with the older 8-core Kirin 8000 (custom) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 8000
- Has 2 more cores
- Shows better (up to 18%) AnTuTu 11 score โ 808K vs 682K
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 242876 | 269523 |
| GPU | 105675 | 112296 |
| Memory | 131001 | 211603 |
| UX | 203191 | 215236 |
| Total score | 682743 | 808658 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [13 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 110.2 MB/sec | 129.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 55.2 pages/sec | 58.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 79.4 Mpixels/sec | 87.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 48 images/sec | 49.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 75.5 Mpixels/sec | 77.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 8.47 images/sec | 7.98 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 21.5 images/sec | 23.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.01 Mpixels/sec | 3.69 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | - | 7 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 3.36 images/sec | 4.24 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.87 images/sec | 2.43 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.13 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.19 Gpixels/sec | 0.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.1 Gpixels/sec | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 5.15 Gpixels/sec | 6.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 362.4 FPS | 601.9 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | - | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 314 |
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9466 |
| Video editing score | - | 6509 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 8311 |
| Photo editing score | - | 18282 |
| Writing score | - | 12099 |
| Phones tested | - | 2 models |
Recent User Tests
HiSilicon Kirin 8000A
No benchmark results yet
HiSilicon Kirin 8000
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-07-27 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | GeekBench CPU | 909 / 2399 |
| ๐ 2026-07-25 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | GeekBench GPU | 2309 |
| ๐ 2026-07-23 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | GeekBench CPU | 909 / 2382 |
| ๐ 2026-07-23 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | AnTuTu | 768256 |
| ๐ 2026-07-12 (LilHartod) | AnTuTu | 751382 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Kirin 8000A and Kirin 8000CPU
| Architecture | 3x 2.2 GHz โ Cortex-A77 3x 1.84 GHz โ Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.4 GHz โ 1xA77 H 3x 2.19 GHz โ 1xA77 L 4x 1.84 GHz โ A55 |
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G610 MP4 | - |
| Architecture | Valhall 3rd gen | - |
| GPU frequency | 864 MHz | 864 MHz |
| Pipelines | 4 | - |
| Shading units | 64 | - |
| Total shaders | 256 | - |
| FLOPS | 442.3 Gigaflops | 442.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Balong | Balong |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2026 | October 2024 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
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