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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Snapdragon 888

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

So let’s Compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Snapdragon 888 Specification and Benchmark. Find out Which is the best Mobile Processors? Also, Check their Ranking in the Best mobile processor list 2022.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Snapdragon 888 Specification Comparison

	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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
Frequency	2840 MHz	3000 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.4-A	ARMv9-A
Process	5 nanometers	4 nanometers

GPU name	Adreno 660	Adreno 730
Architecture	Adreno 600	Adreno 700
GPU frequency	840 MHz	818 MHz

Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	3200 MHz

Neural processor (NPU)	Hexagon 780	Hexagon
Storage type	UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Max display resolution	3840 x 2160	3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 2x 25MP	1x 200MP
Video capture	8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS	8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS

Modem	X60	Snapdragon X65
4G support	LTE Cat. 22	LTE Cat. 24
5G support	Yes	Yes
Download speed	Up to 2500 Mbps	Up to 2500 Mbps

Announced	December 2020	December 2021
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	SM8350	SM8450
Official page	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site

Qualcomm Sd 8 Gen 1 Vs Snapdragon 888 Antutu Score Comparison

	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU	205906	229138
GPU	311586	438172
Memory	127614	172155
UX	147519	168167
Total score	797520	1010143

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Geekbench Score Comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Geekbench Score for single Core is 1221 and For Multi-core score is 3812. Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Geekbench Score for single Core is 1136 and For Multi-core score is 3730.

	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Image compression	176.7 Mpixels/s	–
Face detection	27.4 images/s	–
Speech recognition	68.35 words/s	–
Machine learning	66.45 images/s	–
Camera shooting	36.4 images/s	–
HTML 5	3.91 Mnodes/s	–
SQLite	1060 Krows/s	–

Qualcomm Sd 8 Gen 1 Vs Sd 888 Key Differences

Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
	Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
	Shows better (up to 27%) AnTuTu 9 score – 1010K vs 797K
	6% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2840 MHz)
	Better instruction set architecture

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Sd 888 Which is the Best Processor?

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is a better processor.

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Price
Our Rating	9.5 7.0
Brand	Qualcomm Qualcomm
Category	Processor Processor

Info

Processor Manufacturer	Qualcomm Qualcomm
Announced	01 December, 2021 01 December, 2020
Model	Part Number(s): SM8450 SM8350
Class	Flagship Flagship

CPU

Size	4nm 5nm
CPU Cores	8 8
CPU Configuration	1x 3 GHz – ARM Cortex-X2, 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710, 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 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)
High Frequency	3000 MHz 2840 MHz
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Performance Core	1x 3 GHz – ARM Cortex-X2 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) and 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Power Efficient Core	3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710, 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
L1 Cache	- 512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB 1.00 MB
L3 cache	6 MB 4 MB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Instruction set	ARMv9-A ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 W
Extra Feature	Arm Cortex-X1 technology 5nm Size

GPU

GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Adreno 730 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 660 GPU
GPU Memory	840 MHz
Architecture	Adreno 700 Adreno 600
FLOPS	-
OpenGL Version	2.0 2.0
DirectX Support DirectX Support	12 12
Vulkan version	1.1 1.1
Shading units	- 512
Video Encoding	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9 HDR Playback Codec support for HDR10+, HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision
Video Playback	HDR Playback Codec support for HDR10+, HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision Volumetric VR video playback, 8K 360 VR video playback
Gaming	Snapdragon Elite Gaming Qualcomm® Snapdragon Elite Gaming™ Qualcomm® Game Quick Touch increases responsiveness by up to 20% Variable Rate Shading (VRS) p HDR gaming (10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut)
Extra Feature	Qualcomm® Adreno™ 660 GPU delivers 35% faster graphics rendering • Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder • Physically Based Rendering

NPU

APU / NPU / AI Proc. / Neural IP	7th Gen Qualcomm ® AI Engine 6th generation Qualcomm AI Engine with Hexagon 780 Processor 2nd gen Qualcomm® Sensing Hub,
TOPS Speed	- 26 TOPS
Extra Feature	2x faster tensor accelerator and 2X larger shared memory. Fused AI Accelerator • Hexagon Tensor Accelerator • Hexagon Vector eXtensions • Hexagon Scalar Accelerator

Memory

RAM Type	LPDDR5 LP-DDR5
RAM frequency	3200 MHz 3200 MHz
RAM Max	16 GB up to 16 GB
Max Bandwidth	50 Gbit/s
Bus Speed A bus is a subsystem that transfers data between computer components or between computers.	4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit

Connectivity

Cellular Modem	Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System Snapdragon X60 5G Modem-RF System
Cellular Technology	5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, FDD, 5G NR, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), SA (standalone), TDD, NSA (non-standalone), sub-6 GHz, HSPA, WCDMA, LTE including CBRS support, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE Cellular Technology: 5G NR, LTE including CBRS support, HSPA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 LTE Cat. 22
5G Modem
5G Network	5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, FDD, 5G NR, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), SA (standalone), TDD, NSA (non-standalone), sub-6 GHz 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) modes, FDD, TDD
5G mmWave	8 carriers (mmWave), 2x2 MIMO (mmWave) 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO
5G sub-6 GHz	4x4 MIMO (Sub-6) 200 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO
5G Spectrum	sub-6-gigahertz (GHz) and mmWave Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), mmWave, sub-6 GHz
Download Speed	10 Gbps 7.5 Gbps
Upload Speed	- 3 Gbps
Dual SIM	Yes Global 5G multi-SIM
Extra Feature	Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave 2.0, Qualcomm® Smart Transmit 2.0 technology, Qualcomm® Wideband Envelope Tracking, Qualcomm® AI-Enhanced Signal Boost Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave • Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ technology • Qualcomm® Wideband Envelope Tracking • Qualcomm(r) AI-Enhanced Signal Boost

Mobile Connectivity system

wireless System	Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 6900 System FastConnect 6900 System
WiFi-6 ready
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	• Wi-Fi Standards: Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Standards: Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11a/b/g/n
Wi-Fi Band	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz
Wi-Fi Speed	3.6 Gbps 3.6 Gbps
Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	Bluetooth 5.2 Bluetooth 5.2 ( Bluetooth features: LE Audio Features (one-tomany broadcast), Dual Bluetooth antennas)
Bluetooth Audio	Snapdragon Sound™ Technology with support for Qualcomm® aptX™ Voice, aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive, and LE audio Qualcomm® aptX™ Voice audio for crystal-clear voice calls, aptX Adaptive audio for robust, low latency, high quality audio, Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Mirroring
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC capable, Dual Frequency GNSS (L1/L5) Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, Dual frequency GNSS, NavIC, NavIC enabled, GPS, GNSS, QZSS, SBAS
USB	USB Version 3.1; USB Type-C Support USB 3.1, USB-C
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
Extra Feature	Channel Utilization: 20/40/80/160 MHz • 8-stream sounding (for 8x8 MU-MIMO) • MIMO Configuration: 2x2 (2-stream) • MU-MIMO (Uplink & Downlink) • 4K QAM • OFDMA (Uplink & Downlink) • Dual-band simultaneous (2x2 + 2x2) • Wi-Fi Security: WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3- Enhanced Open, WPA3 Easy Connect, WPA3-Personal

ISP

ISP	Qualcomm Spectra™ image signal processor, Triple 18-bit ISPs, Hardware accelerator for computer vision (CV-ISP) Qualcomm Spectra 580 Image Signal Processor Triple 14-bit ISPs • Up to 2.7 Gigapixels per Second computer vision ISP (CV-ISP)
Single Camera	Up to 200 MP, Single Camera, MFNR, ZSL, 30fps: Up to 108 MP Up to 200 MP
Dual Camera	Up to 64+36 MP Triple Camera, MFNR, ZSL, 30fps: Up to 28 MP, Dual Camera, MFNR, ZSL, 30fps: Up to 64 MP
Video capture	4K Video Capture @ 120 FPS, 8K video capture at 30fps, Bokeh Engine for Video Capture, Video super-resolution, 720p @ 960 FPS 4K Video Capture + 64 MP Photo • 8K Video Capture @ 30 FPS • Slow-mo video capture at 720p @ 960 FPS • 4K Video Capture @ 120 FPS • 4K HDR Video Capture with Portrait Mode (Bokeh)
Video Codec	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9 HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision
Extra Feature	Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR), AI-based face detection, auto-focus, and auto-exposure, Locally Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering, Low light photography architecture Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR) • Real-time object classification, segmentation, and replacement • Locally compensated Multi-Frame Noise Reduction • Multi-Frame and Staggered HDR sensor support • Low light photography architecture • Video super-resolution • AI-based auto-focus and auto-exposure • Advanced HW-based face detection with deep-learning filter

Display and Audio Support

Display Support	4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz On-Device Display Support: • 4K @ 60 Hz • QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Refresh Rate	144Hz up to144 Hz
Max External Display	Up to 4K @ 60 Hz Maximum External Display Support: up to 4K @ 60 Hz
Extra Feature	HDR: HDR10+, HDR10 Color Depth: Up to 10-bit Color Gamut: Rec2020 10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut • HDR10 and HDR10+ • Demura and subpixel rendering for OLED Uniformity
Audio Playback	Qualcomm® aptX™ Lossless, Qualcomm® aptX™ Voice, Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive Audio Technology: Qualcomm Aqstic™ smart speaker amplifier up to Qualcomm® WSA8835, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Voice Assistant Accelerator, Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio codec up to Qualcomm® WCD9385, Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology

Security

Security Features	Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Sensor, Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Sensor Max Biometric Authentication (Fingerprint, Iris, Voice, Face) Platform Security Foundations, Qualcomm® Trusted Execution Environment &amp; Services, Qualcomm® Type-1 Hypervisor, Qualcomm® wireless edge services and Premium security features Fingerprint Sensor: Qualcomm® 3D Sonic, Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Max Secure Processing Unit: Biometric Authentication (Fingerprint, Iris, Voice, Face)
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes Fingerprint Sensor: Qualcomm® 3D Sonic, Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Max
Face Detection

Charging

Charging Speed

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 5 technology Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 5 technology is 70% more efficient and supports 0-100% charging in less than 15 minutes*

Benchmarks

AnTuTu benchmark scores	1013249 803586
Geekbench scores	Single-Core Score - 1246 Multi-Core Score - 3876 Single-Core Score 1226 Multi-Core Score 3739
3DMark	4183
PCMark	17025 Points