HiSilicon Kirin 8020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Compared 2 processors: HiSilicon Kirin 8020, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 430571 | 244750 |
| GPU | 551063 | 305779 |
| Memory | 212421 | 162981 |
| UX | 132317 | 199967 |
| NanoReview Score | 1326372 | 913477 |
| Stability | n/a | 63 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 34 fps |
| File Compression | 155.7 MB/s | 160.7 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 101.3 pages/s | 99.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 117.6 MP/sec | 125.2 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 11.9 frames/s | 11.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 34.7 frames/s | 28 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 60.2 frames/s | 68.5 frames/s |
| HDR | 95.4 MP/sec | 87.1 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 4.78 MP/sec | 4.77 MP/sec |
Games
PUBG Mobile |
n/a | 83 FPS (Ultra) |
Call of Duty: Mobile |
n/a | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
Fortnite |
n/a | 26 FPS (Ultra) |
Shadowgun Legends |
n/a | 89 FPS (Ultra) |
World of Tanks Blitz |
n/a | 112 FPS (Ultra) |
Genshin Impact |
n/a | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
n/a | 58 FPS (Ultra) |
| Device | n/a | Asus Zenfone 8 (1080x2400) |
Processor
| Architecture | - 1x 2.285 GHz – - 3x 2.05 GHz – - 4x 1.3 GHz – |
- 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) - 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Process | SMIC | Samsung |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2285 | 2840 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | n/a | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | n/a | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 4 MB |
| Process tech. | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Transistor count | n/a | 10.3 billion |
| Power (TDP) | n/a | 8 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Maleoon 920 | Adreno 660 |
| Architecture | Maleoon | Adreno 600 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 840 MHz |
| Execution Units | 4 | 3 |
| Shader Units | 256 | 256 |
| Total shader | 1024 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Da Vinci | Hexagon 780 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 68.2 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | UFS 4.0 | - UFS 3.0 - UFS 3.1 |
| Max. resolution | n/a | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Camera | n/a | 1x200 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | n/a | X60 |
| 4G Support | n/a | LTE Cat. 22 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | n/a | Up to 7500 MB/s |
| Upload speed | n/a | Up to 3000 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - SBAS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | May, 2025 yr | December, 2020 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Codename | n/a | SM8350 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider HiSilicon Kirin 8020 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 8
PUBG Mobile
Call of Duty: Mobile
Fortnite
Shadowgun Legends
World of Tanks Blitz
Genshin Impact
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang