Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
December 2020
January 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
-
TSMC
Model Name
SM8350
SM8250-AC
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 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
7 nm
Frequency
2840 MHz
3200 MHz
Transistor count
-
10.3
Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A
ARMv8.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 660
Adreno 650
GPU frequency
840 MHz
670 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.72 TFLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
2
Shading units
512
512
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. 22
5G support
是
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
3200 MHz
2750 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
44 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
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 780
Hexagon 698
TDP
10 W
6 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 888
- Higher Technology: 5 nm (5 nm vs 7 nm)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
Snapdragon 870
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2840 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2021 (December 2020 vs January 2021)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 888
+29%
1481
Snapdragon 870
1151
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
+14%
3794
Snapdragon 870
3336
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 888
+30%
1772
Snapdragon 870
1358
SiliconCat Rating
37
Ranks 37 among all SOC on our website
53
Ranks 53 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 870
