Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

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 4 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
December 2020
October 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
-
TSMC
Model Name
SM8350
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
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)
2x 4 GHz – Cortex-X5 6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
3 nm
Frequency
2840 MHz
4000 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A
ARMv9.2-A

GPU Specifications

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

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
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
-
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
-

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
1 MB
-
Audio codecs
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
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
-

Advantages

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 4000 MHz (2840 MHz vs 4000 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2024 (December 2020 vs October 2024)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 888
1481
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
+96% 2902
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
3794
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
+159% 9840

Geekbench 5

Single Core
Snapdragon 888
+15% 717
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
621
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
+11% 2413
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2166

SiliconCat Rating

33
Ranks 33 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

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