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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Snapdragon 860

60

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Overview - Snapdragon 860 Vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 860 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 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 860 24
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 47
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 860 19
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 46
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 860 75
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 860 39
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 60
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 860 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
CPU 143028 270867
GPU 179320 567801
Memory 69420 239879
UX 72190 198202
Total score 463958 1276749
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 8.11% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 860 (3200 vs 2960 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 45.19% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 860 (980 vs 675 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 860 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 860 (4 vs 7 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 175.19% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 860 (1,277 K vs 464 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 860.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 860 744
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1490

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 860 2616
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5198

Image compression

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Snapdragon 860 142.85
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 251.3

Face detection

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Snapdragon 860 20.3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 46.2

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 860 44.55
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 122.9

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 860 46.35
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 114.1

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 860 22.85
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 51.7

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 860 1.65
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5.81

SQLite

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Snapdragon 860 777.9
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1510

3DMark

18%
Snapdragon 860
Stability 98%

Graphics test 20 FPS
66%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Stability %

Graphics test 81 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120 Hz 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution QHD @ 60Hz 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 4K @ 60 Hz
  • HDR HDR10+ HDR Vivid, HDR10+, HDR10
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

73%
Turbo Clock Speed

2960 MHz

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 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)
     1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache 2 MB 8 MB
  • Process 7 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 640 Adreno 740
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 675 MHz 980 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 384 -
  • FLOPS 1037 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s -
  • Max Size 16 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5x
  • Bus 4 x 16 Bit 4 x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 Yes
  • Storage type EMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1 x 200 MP
  • Video capture 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 5000 Mbps 10000 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2000 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 1200 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps 316 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 8.11% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2960 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 45.19% higher GPU clock speed (980 MHz vs 675 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 96.91% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 860 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 42.86% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 860 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with a 175.19% better score (1276749 vs 463958).

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