Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
January 2021
June 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
SM8250-AC
SM8350-AC
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 2.995 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
2995 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
10.3
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv8.4-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 650
Adreno 660
GPU frequency
670 MHz
905 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
1.8534 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
2
Shading units
512
512
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. 22
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
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
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
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, 2x 25MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, 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 60FPS
8K at 30FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Hexagon 780
TDP
6 W
8 W

Advantages

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Snapdragon 870
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 2995 MHz)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
Snapdragon 888 Plus
  • Higher Technology: 5 nm (7 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: June 2021 (January 2021 vs June 2021)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Snapdragon 888 Plus
+7% 1230
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Snapdragon 888 Plus
+13% 3778

AnTuTu 10

Snapdragon 870
802221
Snapdragon 888 Plus
+5% 845159

FP32 (float)

Snapdragon 870
1358
Snapdragon 888 Plus
+41% 1909

SiliconCat Rating

49
Ranks 49 among all SOC on our website
40
Ranks 40 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 870
Snapdragon 888 Plus

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