Snapdragon 865 Plus
							Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus 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 865 Plus 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
                                    
                                    
                                        July 2020
                                                                            
                                    
                                        November 2022
                                                                                    
                                                                            
                                
                                        Platform
                                    
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                                                            
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                                                            
                                
                                Manufacturing
                                                            
                            
                                TSMC
                                                            
                            
                                TSMC
                                                            
                        
                                Model Name
                                                            
                            
                                SM8250-AB
                                                            
                            
                                SM8550-AB
                                                            
                        
                                Architecture
                                                            
                            
                                1x 3.1 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 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
                                                            
                            
                                7 nm
                                                            
                            
                                4 nm
                                                                    
                                                            
                        
                                Frequency
                                                            
                            
                                3100 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                3200 MHz
                                                                    
                                                            
                        
                                Transistor count
                                                            
                            
                                10.3
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                        
                                Instruction set
                                                            
                            
                                ARMv8.2-A
                                                            
                            
                                ARMv9-A
                                                            
                        GPU Specifications
                                GPU name
                                                            
                            
                                Adreno 650
                                                            
                            
                                Adreno 740
                                                            
                        
                                GPU frequency
                                                            
                            
                                670 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                680 MHz
                                                            
                        
                                Max display resolution
                                                            
                            
                                3840 x 2160
                                                            
                            
                                3840 x 2160
                                                            
                        
                                FLOPS
                                                            
                            
                                1.3721 TFLOPS
                                                            
                            
                                3.4816 TFLOPS
                                                            
                        
                                Execution units
                                                            
                            
                                2
                                                            
                            
                                2
                                                            
                        
                                Shading units
                                                            
                            
                                512
                                                            
                            
                                1280
                                                            
                        
                                OpenCL version
                                                            
                            
                                2.0
                                                            
                            
                                2.0
                                                            
                        
                                Vulkan version
                                                            
                            
                                1.1
                                                            
                            
                                1.1
                                                            
                        
                                DirectX version
                                                            
                            
                                12.1
                                                            
                            
                                12.1
                                                            
                        Connectivity
                                4G support
                                                            
                            
                                LTE Cat. 22
                                                            
                            
                                LTE Cat. 24
                                                            
                        
                                5G support
                                                            
                            
                                Yes
                                                            
                            
                                Yes
                                                            
                        
                                Bluetooth
                                                            
                            
                                5.2
                                                            
                            
                                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
                                                            
                            
                                2750 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                4200 MHz
                                                            
                        
                                Memory Bus
                                                            
                            
                                4x 16 Bit
                                                            
                            
                                4x 16 Bit
                                                            
                        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, 2x 25MP
                                                            
                            
                                1x 200MP
                                                            
                        
                                Storage type
                                                            
                            
                                UFS 3.0, 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
                                                            
                            
                                8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
                                                            
                        
                                Video capture
                                                            
                            
                                8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
                                                            
                            
                                8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
                                                            
                        
                                Neural processor (NPU)
                                                            
                            
                                Hexagon 698
                                                            
                            
                                Hexagon
                                                            
                        
                                TDP
                                                            
                            
                                5 W
                                                            
                            
                                6.3 W
                                                            
                        Advantages
 
                                                            
                                        Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
                                    
                                    - Higher Technology: 4 nm (7 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3100 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2022 (July 2020 vs November 2022)
AnTuTu 10
											Score
										
									
									
										Snapdragon 865 Plus
									
								
								
																		
										744870
									
								
								
									
										Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
									
								
								
																			
											+111%
										
																		
										1568165
									
								
								Performance
CPU
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									210897 
																	
								
									374167 
																			
																	
							GPU
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									206307 
																	
								
									614107 
																			
																	
							Memory
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									142321 
																	
								
									302213 
																			
																	
							UX
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									185345 
																	
								
									277678 
																			
																	
							
						
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							Geekbench 6
                                                Single Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Snapdragon 865 Plus
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        1163
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +71%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        1993
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                                Multi Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Snapdragon 865 Plus
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        3306
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +61%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        5328
                                        
                                    
                                    FP32 (float)
                                            Snapdragon 865 Plus
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        1332
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +154%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        3377
                                        
                                    
                                    SiliconCat Rating
								71
							
							
								Ranks 71 among all SOC on our website
							
						
								34
							
							
								Ranks 34 among all SOC on our website
							
						Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
							 
                                                             
                                                             
                                                            