Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 (with Adreno 629 graphics) and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (Adreno 619). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
  • Performs 20% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 11 score โ€“ 624K vs 521K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 233766 229840
GPU 61522 49950
Memory 155235 101579
UX 173498 140317
Total score 624021 521686
Samples Less than 3 [7 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression - 101.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 54.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 79.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 42 images/sec
HDR - 66.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 6.11 images/sec
Photo processing - 21.4 images/sec
Ray tracing - 2.84 Mpixels/sec
Samples Less than 3 4 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur - 2.15 images/sec
Face detection - 1.1 images/sec
Horizon detection - 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection - 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching - 0.63 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 201.4 FPS
API - Vulkan
Samples - Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 308
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 12259
Video editing score - 4529
Data manipulation score - 8023
Photo editing score - 23033
Writing score - 12626
Phones tested - 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
No benchmark results yet
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-19 (RรธFรฎKรผL)AnTuTu 11584179
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-12 (Mark)AnTuTu 11403824
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-06 (Sean O)AnTuTu 11521686
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-15 (Chxp)AnTuTu 11523738
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-23 (Eddy)AnTuTu 11490749

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
6x 1.8 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 629 Adreno 619
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 840 MHz 700 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 430.1 Gigaflops 358.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1200 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Snapdragon X51
4G support - LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2800 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 900 Mbps Up to 900 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2026 October 2022
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM4850 SM4375
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

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