HiSilicon Kirin 8020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 8020 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. 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 8020
1353
Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 8020
3577
Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
11480

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 2.285 GHz
3x 2.05 GHz
2x 4.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv9.2-A
Lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processing HUAWEI Da Vinci Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Maleoon 920
GPU Architecture Huawei Maleoon
GPU frequency 840 MHz
Execution units 4
Shaders 1024
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0
Vulkan API 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max camera resolution 1x 320MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 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
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 5.4 6.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2025 Quarter 2 2025 Quarter 3
Partnumber SM8850
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship