Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
December 2021
November 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
Samsung
TSMC
Model Name
SM8450
SM8550-AB
Architecture
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3000 MHz
3200 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 730
Adreno 740
GPU frequency
818 MHz
680 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.5128 TFLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
2
Shading units
768
1280
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
DirectX version
12.1
12.1
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
64 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
1 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
1x 200MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Hexagon
TDP
5.3 W
6.3 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3000 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2022 (December 2021 vs November 2022)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1664
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+20%
1993
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4030
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+32%
5328
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+18%
623
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
528
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+22%
2142
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1761
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1107494
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+39%
1535202
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2487
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+36%
3377
SiliconCat Rating
32
Ranks 32 among all SOC on our website
22
Ranks 22 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
