HiSilicon Kirin 8000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 8000 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 8000

990

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

3174

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 8000

2921

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

9781

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A77 3x 2.19 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55	6x 3.53 GHz – Phoenix M (Oryon)
Number of cores	8	6
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	3 nm
TDP		8.2 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 12 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	5333 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G610 MP4	Adreno 830
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 800
GPU frequency	864 MHz	1100 MHz
Execution units	4	3
Shaders	256	1536
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API	2.0	3.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3840x2540
Max camera resolution		1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	8K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.2	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS