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

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 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 benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1135878
808658
CPU 406119 269523
GPU 233383 112296
Memory 188085 211603
UX 308291 215236
Total score 1135878 808658
Samples [127 tests] [13 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1500
Multi-Core Score
3537
2399
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)
4509
2309
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

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
505
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

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
13229
10251
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

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 83 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
-
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Zha)AnTuTu 12976692
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekbench 6 CPU1412 / 3348
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu 111210861
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 888 and Kirin 8000

CPU

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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