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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Snapdragon 870

33

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

Snapdragon 480 Plus
Overview - Snapdragon 870 Vs Snapdragon 480 Plus

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 870 vs Snapdragon 480 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 870 32
Snapdragon 480 Plus 16
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 870 27
Snapdragon 480 Plus 11
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 870 75
Snapdragon 480 Plus 71
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 870 45
Snapdragon 480 Plus 33
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 870 Snapdragon 480 Plus
CPU 179347 103367
GPU 270188 83956
Memory 98761 61234
UX 95818 96732
Total score 644114 345289
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

  • Snapdragon 870 has 45.45% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 480 Plus (3200 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 870 has 28.93% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 480 Plus (2750 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 870 has 12.5% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 480 Plus (7 vs 8 nm).
  • Snapdragon 870 has 86.54% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 480 Plus (644 K vs 345 K).
  • Snapdragon 870 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 480 Plus.
  • Snapdragon 870 Support 212.50% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 480 Plus (2500 vs 800 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

  • Snapdragon 480 Plus has 27.91% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 870 (825 vs 645 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 1038
Snapdragon 480 Plus 505

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 3569
Snapdragon 480 Plus 1637

Image compression

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Snapdragon 870 180.6
Snapdragon 480 Plus

Face detection

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Snapdragon 870 25.25
Snapdragon 480 Plus

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 870 54.7
Snapdragon 480 Plus

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 870 56.95
Snapdragon 480 Plus

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 870 28
Snapdragon 480 Plus

SQLite

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Snapdragon 870 989.1
Snapdragon 480 Plus

3DMark

22%
Snapdragon 870
Stability 90%

Graphics test 25 FPS
5%
Snapdragon 480 Plus
Stability %

Graphics test 5 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz FHD+ @ 120 Hz, HD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 900 × 1600, 1080 × 2520
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR HDR10+, HDR10 -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A -
  • L1 cache 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 7 nm 8 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 3 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 619
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 645 MHz 825 MHz
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 512 128
  • FLOPS 1,267 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Hexagon 686
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X55 Snapdragon X51
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 800 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3000 Mbps 1500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps 210 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
CPU
32%
GPU
27%
Memory
32%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
CPU
16%
GPU
11%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
71%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 480 Plus?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 870 with a 45.45% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 480 Plus?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 480 Plus with a 27.91% higher GPU clock speed (825 MHz vs 645 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 480 Plus?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 870 with a 28.93% higher memory frequency (2750 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 480 Plus?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 870 with a 12.5% smaller transistor size (7 nm vs 8 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 480 Plus?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 870 with a 86.54% better score (644114 vs 345289).

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