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60

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

50

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

Snapdragon 888 Plus
Overview - Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Vs Snapdragon 888 Plus

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 888 Plus 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.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 47
Snapdragon 888 Plus 36
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 46
Snapdragon 888 Plus 31
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 86
Snapdragon 888 Plus 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 60
Snapdragon 888 Plus 50
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Snapdragon 888 Plus
CPU 270867 216591
GPU 567801 324286
Memory 239879 138188
UX 198202 167760
Total score 1276749 846825
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 6.84% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 Plus (3200 vs 2995 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 8.29% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 Plus (980 vs 905 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 31.25% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 888 Plus (4200 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 888 Plus (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 50.77% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 888 Plus (1,277 K vs 847 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 888 Plus.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1490
Snapdragon 888 Plus 1171

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5198
Snapdragon 888 Plus 3704

Image compression

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 251.3
Snapdragon 888 Plus

Face detection

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 46.2
Snapdragon 888 Plus

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 122.9
Snapdragon 888 Plus

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 114.1
Snapdragon 888 Plus

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 51.7
Snapdragon 888 Plus

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5.81
Snapdragon 888 Plus

SQLite

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1510
Snapdragon 888 Plus

3DMark

66%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Stability %

Graphics test 81 FPS
30%
Snapdragon 888 Plus
Stability 99%

Graphics test 33 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K Ultra HD @ 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 HDR Vivid, HDR10+, HDR10 Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10+, Dolby Vision®, HDR10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec. 2020 Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

2995 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
     1x 2.995 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 8 MB 4 MB
  • Process 4 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count - 10.3 Billion
  • TDP 10 W 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 740 Adreno 660
  • Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 980 MHz 905 MHz
  • Execution units - 2
  • Shading units - 512
  • FLOPS - 1853 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5x LPDDR5
  • Bus 4 x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 780
  • Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1 x 200 MP 1x 2000MP, 2x 25MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, 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 X70 X60
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 10000 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps 3000 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 7 6
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
CPU
47%
GPU
46%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
CPU
36%
GPU
31%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 888 Plus?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 6.84% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2995 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 888 Plus?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 8.29% higher GPU clock speed (980 MHz vs 905 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 888 Plus?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 31.25% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 3200 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 888 Plus?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 20% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 888 Plus?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 50.77% better score (1276749 vs 846825).

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