Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
January 2021
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AC
SM8650-AB
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 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3300 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 650
Adreno 750
GPU frequency
670 MHz
770 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
64 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
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 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Hexagon
TDP
6 W
-
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (7 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (January 2021 vs October 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+90%
2192
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+112%
7085
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
802221
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+139%
1914201
SiliconCat Rating
47
Ranks 47 among all SOC on our website
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
