Snapdragon 778G vs Kirin 8000

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (with Adreno 642 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

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
  • Performs 27% better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 8000
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~57%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
808658
CPU 326426 269523
GPU 101452 112296
Memory 119484 211603
UX 236244 215236
Total score 783606 808658
Samples [113 tests] [13 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1017
Multi-Core Score
2943
2399
Asset compression 157.1 MB/sec 129.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 70.7 pages/sec 58.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 113.9 Mpixels/sec 87.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 55.4 images/sec 49.9 images/sec
HDR 91.1 Mpixels/sec 77.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.1 images/sec 7.98 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 23.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.17 Mpixels/sec 3.69 Mpixels/sec
Samples 68 tests 7 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
2309
Background blur 3.5 images/sec 4.24 images/sec
Face detection 1.57 images/sec 2.43 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.24 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 5.75 Gpixels/sec 6.71 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 370.4 FPS 601.9 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 26 tests 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 225 314
Stability - 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 686 -
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 4 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12246
10251
Web score 10945 9466
Video editing score 6994 6509
Data manipulation score 9642 8311
Photo editing score 24463 18282
Writing score 14285 12099
Phones tested 11 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 59 FPS
[High]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 42 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Low]
-
Shadowgun Legends 49 FPS
[Ultra]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 94 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Genshin Impact 53 FPS
[High]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Oppo Realme GT Master Edition
1080 x 2400
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> VoidxEoAnTuTu 12887900
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Andy Swas)AnTuTu 11725254
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12851236
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-22 (bebequinhamota)AnTuTu 12805881
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Carlos)AnTuTu 12858274
HiSilicon Kirin 8000
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-24 (ุฃุจู’ุง ุตูŽุงู„ูุญู)AnTuTu 12863749
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-21 (auron)Geekbench 6 CPU936 / 2600
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-27 (ุฃุจู’ุง ุตูŽุงู„ูุญู)Geekbench 6 CPU909 / 2399
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-25 (ุฃุจู’ุง ุตูŽุงู„ูุญู)Geekbench 6 GPU2309
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-23 (ุฃุจู’ุง ุตูŽุงู„ูุญู)Geekbench 6 CPU909 / 2382

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 778G and Kirin 8000

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.4 GHz โ€“ Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.4 GHz โ€“ Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz โ€“ Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
1x 2.4 GHz โ€“ 1xA77 H
3x 2.19 GHz โ€“ 1xA77 L
4x 1.84 GHz โ€“ A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 2 MB -
Process 6 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W -
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 642 -
Architecture Adreno 600 -
GPU frequency 550 MHz 864 MHz
Pipelines 2 -
Shading units 256 -
Total shaders 512 -
FLOPS 563.2 Gigaflops 442.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 -
OpenCL version 2.0 -
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 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 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 -
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 36MP -
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 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 X53 Balong
4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3700 Mbps -
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.2 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2021 October 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7325 -
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site -
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G -

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