Snapdragon 888 vs Kirin 8000
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 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 888
- Performs 2.9x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Shows better (up to 40%) AnTuTu 11 score โ 1135K vs 808K
- 18% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2400 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 406119 | 269523 |
| GPU | 233383 | 112296 |
| Memory | 188085 | 211603 |
| UX | 308291 | 215236 |
| Total score | 1135878 | 808658 |
| Samples | [127 tests] | [13 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 156.9 MB/sec | 129.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 86.4 pages/sec | 58.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 104.6 Mpixels/sec | 87.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 72.9 images/sec | 49.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 104.7 Mpixels/sec | 77.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.1 images/sec | 7.98 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 26.5 images/sec | 23.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.04 Mpixels/sec | 3.69 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 49 tests | 7 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.75 images/sec | 4.24 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.37 images/sec | 2.43 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.28 Gpixels/sec | 0.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.32 Gpixels/sec | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 13.1 Gpixels/sec | 6.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 851.2 FPS | 601.9 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 19 tests | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 505 | 314 |
| Stability | 77% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 2 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1508 | - |
| Stability | 91% | - |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12232 | 9466 |
| Video editing score | 7638 | 6509 |
| Data manipulation score | 10494 | 8311 |
| Photo editing score | 29866 | 18282 |
| Writing score | 15219 | 12099 |
| Phones tested | 11 models | 2 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 83 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 26 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 112 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Asus Zenfone 8 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-12 (Zha) | AnTuTu 12 | 976692 |
| ๐ 2026-09-10 (Aladdin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1326171 |
| ๐ 2026-09-09 (Aladdin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1326171 |
| ๐ 2026-09-02 -> Notezit | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1412 / 3348 |
| ๐ 2026-08-18 (Soul) | AnTuTu 11 | 1210861 |
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 888 and Kirin 8000CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz โ Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz โ Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz โ Kryo 680 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 | 2840 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | - |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | - |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 864 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | - |
| Shading units | 256 | - |
| Total shaders | 768 | - |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 Gigaflops | 442.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | 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 | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | - |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K 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 | X60 | Balong |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 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 | December 2020 | October 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8350 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - |
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