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45

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Snapdragon 870

56

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
Overview - Snapdragon 870 Vs Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 870 vs Snapdragon 7 Plus 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 870 32
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 45
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 870 27
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 37
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 870 75
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 870 45
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 56
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 870 Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
CPU 179347 246704
GPU 270188 352464
Memory 98761 176323
UX 95818 171430
Total score 644114 946921
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

  • Snapdragon 870 has 9.97% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 (3200 vs 2910 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 870 has 11.21% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 (645 vs 580 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 has 16.36% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 870 (3200 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 870 (4 vs 7 nm).
  • Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 has 47.01% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 870 (947 K vs 644 K ).
  • Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 870.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 1038
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 1656

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 3569
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 4482

Image compression

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Snapdragon 870 180.6
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

Face detection

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Snapdragon 870 25.25
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 870 54.7
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 870 56.95
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 870 28
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

SQLite

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Snapdragon 870 989.1
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

3DMark

22%
Snapdragon 870
Stability 90%

Graphics test 25 FPS
38%
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
Stability 85%

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz QHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 3360 x 1600
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz 4K @ 60 Hz
  • HDR HDR10+, HDR10 HDR10+
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

72%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 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)
     1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X2
    3x 2.49 GHz – Cortex-A710
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 7 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 725
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 645 MHz 580 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 512 -
  • FLOPS 1,267 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.2
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Yes
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3360 x 1600
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • 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 X55 X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 4400 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3000 Mbps 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
  • 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 7 Plus Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
CPU
45%
GPU
37%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 870 with a 9.97% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2910 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 870 with a 11.21% higher GPU clock speed (645 MHz vs 580 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 with a 16.36% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2750 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2?

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

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 with a 47.01% better score (946921 vs 644114).