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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Snapdragon 888
Overview - Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Snapdragon 888

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 888 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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CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 37
Snapdragon 888 35
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 37
Snapdragon 888 30
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 86
Snapdragon 888 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 53
Snapdragon 888 49
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Snapdragon 888
CPU 249768 211734
GPU 448381 306250
Memory 172528 133870
UX 166045 156641
Total score 1036722 808495
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 5.63% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 (3000 vs 2840 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 888 (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 28.23% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 888 (1,037 K vs 808 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 888.
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Support 2.40% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 888 (2560 vs 2500 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

  • Snapdragon 888 has 5.00% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (840 vs 800 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 1221
Snapdragon 888 1126

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 3589
Snapdragon 888 3681

Image compression

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 180.6
Snapdragon 888 177.1

Face detection

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 25.25
Snapdragon 888 26.5

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 54.7
Snapdragon 888 67.7

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 56.95
Snapdragon 888 59.9

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 28
Snapdragon 888 37.5

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 3
Snapdragon 888 3.96

SQLite

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 989.1
Snapdragon 888 1060

3DMark

46%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Stability 88%

Graphics test 54 FPS
26%
Snapdragon 888
Stability 91%

Graphics test 30 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz,QHD+ @ 144 Hz 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz 4K @ 60 Hz
  • HDR HDR10+, HDR10 Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10+, Dolby Vision®, HDR10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

70%
Turbo Clock Speed

2840 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 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.4-A
  • L1 cache - 512 KB
  • L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
  • Process 4 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 660
  • Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 800 MHz 840 MHz
  • Execution units 3 2
  • Shading units 768 512
  • FLOPS - 1720 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 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 780
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Snapdragon X65 X60
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 10240 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2560 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3072 Mbps 3000 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps 316 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
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 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
CPU
35%
GPU
30%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 5.63% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2840 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 with a 5.00% higher GPU clock speed (840 MHz vs 800 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 20% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with a 28.23% better score (1036722 vs 808495).

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