Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Kirin 8000
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (with Adreno 720 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 8000 (). 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
- Performs 2.3x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
- Shows better (up to 27%) AnTuTu 11 score โ 1027K vs 808K
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (2630 vs 2400 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~13%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 8000
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 411404 | 269523 |
| GPU | 217586 | 112296 |
| Memory | 154808 | 211603 |
| UX | 244127 | 215236 |
| Total score | 1027925 | 808658 |
| Samples | [175 tests] | [13 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 155 MB/sec | 129.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 80.6 pages/sec | 58.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 101.8 Mpixels/sec | 87.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 55.5 images/sec | 49.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 92.7 Mpixels/sec | 77.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 11.4 images/sec | 7.98 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 21.8 images/sec | 23.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.9 Mpixels/sec | 3.69 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 26 tests | 7 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 6.81 images/sec | 4.24 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.22 images/sec | 2.43 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.14 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.2 Gpixels/sec | 0.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.18 Gpixels/sec | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 15.9 Gpixels/sec | 6.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 395.6 FPS | 601.9 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 19 tests | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 490 | 314 |
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 2 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1596 | - |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12784 | 9466 |
| Video editing score | 7333 | 6509 |
| Data manipulation score | 10354 | 8311 |
| Photo editing score | 25101 | 18282 |
| Writing score | 12578 | 12099 |
| Phones tested | 2 models | 2 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-10 (Bali) | AnTuTu 11 | 1044174 |
| ๐ 2026-08-11 (Baclaven) | AnTuTu 11 | 947758 |
| ๐ 2026-07-26 (Raad) | AnTuTu 11 | 1022189 |
| ๐ 2026-07-20 (Tapnbridge) | AnTuTu 11 | 1051017 |
| ๐ 2026-07-15 (Iulitic211Rg) | AnTuTu 11 | 1102591 |
HiSilicon Kirin 8000
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-24 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | AnTuTu 12 | 863749 |
| ๐ 2026-09-21 (auron) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 936 / 2600 |
| ๐ 2026-07-27 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 909 / 2399 |
| ๐ 2026-07-25 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2309 |
| ๐ 2026-07-23 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 909 / 2382 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and Kirin 8000CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.63 GHz โ Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) 3x 2.4 GHz โ Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) 4x 1.8 GHz โ Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) |
1x 2.4 GHz โ 1xA77 H 3x 2.19 GHz โ 1xA77 L 4x 1.84 GHz โ A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2630 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 720 | - |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | - |
| GPU frequency | 975 MHz | 864 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | - |
| Shading units | 256 | - |
| Total shaders | 512 | - |
| FLOPS | 998.4 Gigaflops | 442.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gb/s | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2880 x 1800 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X63 | Balong |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2023 | October 2024 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM7550-AB | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | - |
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