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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Snapdragon 860
Overview - Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Snapdragon 860

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 860 SoCs by Qualcomm. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 37
Snapdragon 860 24
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 37
Snapdragon 860 19
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 86
Snapdragon 860 75
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 53
Snapdragon 860 39
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Snapdragon 860
CPU 249768 143028
GPU 448381 179320
Memory 172528 69420
UX 166045 72190
Total score 1036722 463958
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 1.35% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 860 (3000 vs 2960 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 18.52% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 860 (800 vs 675 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 860 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 860 (4 vs 7 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 123.45% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 860 (1,037 K vs 464 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 860.
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Support 28.00% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 860 (2560 vs 2000 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 1221
Snapdragon 860 744

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 3589
Snapdragon 860 2616

Image compression

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 180.6
Snapdragon 860 142.85

Face detection

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 25.25
Snapdragon 860 20.3

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 54.7
Snapdragon 860 44.55

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 56.95
Snapdragon 860 46.35

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 28
Snapdragon 860 22.85

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 3
Snapdragon 860 1.65

SQLite

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 989.1
Snapdragon 860 777.9

3DMark

46%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Stability 88%

Graphics test 54 FPS
18%
Snapdragon 860
Stability 98%

Graphics test 20 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz,QHD+ @ 144 Hz FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 QHD @ 60Hz
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR HDR10+, HDR10 HDR10+
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 Rec2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

73%
Turbo Clock Speed

2960 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3 GHz Cortex-X2
    3x 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710
    4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
     1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.1-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB 2 MB
  • Process 4 nm 7 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 640
  • Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 800 MHz 675 MHz
  • Execution units 3 2
  • Shading units 768 384
  • FLOPS - 1037 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 34.13 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4 x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 690
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 EMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Snapdragon X65 X24 LTE, X50 5G
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 20
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 10240 Mbps 5000 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2560 Mbps 2000 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3072 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps 316 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU
37%
GPU
37%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
CPU
24%
GPU
19%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 860?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 1.35% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2960 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 860?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 18.52% higher GPU clock speed (800 MHz vs 675 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 860?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 860?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 42.86% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 860?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 123.45% better score (1036722 vs 463958).

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