Snapdragon 888 vs Kirin 990 (5G)
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) (Mali-G76 MP16). 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 2.8x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~40%)
- Shows better (up to 28%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1135K vs 887K
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 406119 | 370957 |
| GPU | 233383 | 142673 |
| Memory | 188085 | 172126 |
| UX | 308291 | 202120 |
| Total score | 1135878 | 887876 |
| Samples | [127 tests] | [7 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 156.9 MB/sec | 146.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 86.4 pages/sec | 82.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 104.6 Mpixels/sec | 114.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 72.9 images/sec | 68.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 104.7 Mpixels/sec | 100.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.1 images/sec | 12.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 26.5 images/sec | 34.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.04 Mpixels/sec | 4.44 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 49 tests | 5 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.75 images/sec | 7.73 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.37 images/sec | 4.68 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.12 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.28 Gpixels/sec | 0.42 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.32 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 13.1 Gpixels/sec | 16.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 851.2 FPS | 628.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 19 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 505 | - |
| Stability | 77% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1508 | - |
| Stability | 91% | - |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12232 | - |
| Video editing score | 7638 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 10494 | - |
| Photo editing score | 29866 | - |
| Writing score | 15219 | - |
| Phones tested | 11 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 83 FPS [Ultra] |
58 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
44 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | 26 FPS [Ultra] |
30 FPS [High] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 112 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Asus Zenfone 8 1080 x 2400 |
Huawei Honor 30 Pro Plus 1200 x 2640 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-02 -> Notezit | GeekBench CPU | 1412 / 3348 |
| π 2026-08-18 (Soul) | AnTuTu | 1210861 |
| π 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962) | GeekBench CPU | 1537 / 3989 |
| π 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962) | AnTuTu | 1253342 |
| π 2026-08-08 -> AlicanTuTu | AnTuTu | 1198886 |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-17 (Nikotik) | AnTuTu | 891785 |
| π 2026-01-17 (Demon_007) | CPU Throttle | 90% |
| π 2026-01-17 (Demon_007) | AnTuTu | 823339 |
| π 2025-12-24 (Maestro) | AnTuTu | 827011 |
| π 2025-09-30 (AMK) | GeekBench CPU | 1018 / 3387 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Kirin 990 (5G)CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz β Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2.86 GHz β Cortex-A76 2x 2.36 GHz β Cortex-A76 4x 1.95 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2860 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | 8 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Mali-G76 MP16 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost 3rd gen |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 16 |
| Shading units | 256 | 24 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 384 |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 Gigaflops | 460.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Da Vinci |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3360 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | - |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VC-1 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X60 | Balong 5000 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 4600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | October 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8350 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (5G) official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - HiSilicon Kirin 9000S |
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