Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
January 2021
May 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
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Model Name
SM8250-AC
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
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 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X23x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A7104x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
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Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 650
Adreno 730
GPU frequency
670 MHz
900 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
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Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
DirectX version
12.1
12
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.3
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
2750 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
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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
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, 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
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Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (7 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: May 2022 (January 2021 vs May 2022)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
+45%
1665
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
+26%
4202
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
802221
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
+47%
1178353
SiliconCat Rating
53
Ranks 53 among all SOC on our website
30
Ranks 30 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
