Snapdragon 855 vs Snapdragon 780G

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and Snapdragon 780G (Adreno 642). 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 855
  • Supports 101% higher memory bandwidth (34.13 against 17 GB/s)
  • 18% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~19%)
  • Performs 19% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 5%) AnTuTu 11 score – 824K vs 782K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
824513
CPU 314517 304111
GPU 125449 99905
Memory 150134 148356
UX 234413 230417
Total score 824513 782789
Samples [39 tests] [4 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 126.8 MB/sec 153.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 74.2 pages/sec 73.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 88 Mpixels/sec 113.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 57.7 images/sec 56.1 images/sec
HDR 89.3 Mpixels/sec 92.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.07 images/sec 10.6 images/sec
Photo processing 20.2 images/sec 26.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.06 Mpixels/sec 4.21 Mpixels/sec
Samples 29 tests 3 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.31 images/sec 3.98 images/sec
Face detection 1.84 images/sec 1.58 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 8.72 Gpixels/sec 7.63 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 444 FPS 494.4 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 2 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 289
Stability - 80%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 876 834
Stability 86% 81%
Graphics test 5 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8813 8401
Video editing score 5956 6615
Data manipulation score 8239 8713
Photo editing score 22485 20935
Writing score 13084 12064
Phones tested 8 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 58 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 56 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 28 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 51 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 57 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
1080 x 2340
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Stanley)AnTuTu847934
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (pakasraka)AnTuTu763477
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (long tran)GeekBench GPU3882
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (long tran)GeekBench CPU1000 / 3025
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (long tran)AnTuTu884066
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-08 (TimXker)AnTuTu776265
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-29 (Kompyutershik)AnTuTu828838
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-25 (Morpheus)AnTuTu782789
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-19 (no)GeekBench CPU965 / 2177
πŸ“˜ 2024-03-02 (oneyx)GeekBench GPU2612

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Snapdragon 780G

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 2 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count 6.7 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640 Adreno 642
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 585 MHz 490 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 768 512
FLOPS 898.5 Gigaflops 752.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 Hexagon 770

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.13 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 192MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G X53
4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1240 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2018 March 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150 SM7350-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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