Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
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 870 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
December 2021
January 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
Samsung
TSMC
Model Name
SM8450
SM8250-AC
Architecture
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
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)
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
7 nm
Frequency
3000 MHz
3200 MHz
Transistor count
-
10.3
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 730
Adreno 650
GPU frequency
818 MHz
670 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.5128 TFLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
2
Shading units
768
512
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. 22
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.2
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
2750 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
44 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, 2x 25MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Hexagon 698
TDP
5.3 W
6 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 7 nm)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: December 2021 (December 2021 vs January 2021)
Snapdragon 870
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3000 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+45%
1664
Snapdragon 870
1151
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+21%
4030
Snapdragon 870
3336
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+38%
1107494
Snapdragon 870
802221
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+83%
2487
Snapdragon 870
1358
SiliconCat Rating
28
Ranks 28 among all SOC on our website
47
Ranks 47 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 870
