Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
December 2020
December 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
-
Samsung
Model Name
SM8350
SM8450
Architecture
1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2840 MHz
3000 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A
ARMv9-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 660
Adreno 730
GPU frequency
840 MHz
818 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.72 TFLOPS
2.5128 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
2
Shading units
512
768
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
DirectX version
12
12.1

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
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
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 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
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
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 780
Hexagon
TDP
10 W
5.3 W

Advantages

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3000 MHz (2840 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: December 2021 (December 2020 vs December 2021)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 888
1481
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+12% 1664
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
3794
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+6% 4030

Geekbench 5

Single Core
Snapdragon 888
+15% 717
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
623
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
+13% 2413
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2142

FP32 (float)

Snapdragon 888
1772
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+40% 2487

SiliconCat Rating

38
Ranks 38 among all SOC on our website
33
Ranks 33 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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