Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 778G Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and 778G Plus (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 8 Gen 1
  • Performs 2.7x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 58%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1294K vs 820K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~35%)
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2500 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 490530 326258
GPU 202615 98347
Memory 221583 163894
UX 380143 231711
Total score 1294871 820210
Samples [90 tests] [16 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 151.4 MB/sec 159.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 77 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 118.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 59 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 94.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 11.5 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 27.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 4.46 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 11 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 5.54 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 2.85 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 3.62 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 267.6 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 30 tests 9 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 735
Stability 63% 99%
Graphics test 13 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 10381
Video editing score 7311 7005
Data manipulation score 10976 9312
Photo editing score 27827 23875
Writing score 15631 13809
Phones tested 16 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400
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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 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11AnTuTu 121501761
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (Huiplet11)AnTuTu 121501761
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Cisfan)AnTuTu 121342308
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312AnTuTu 121279540
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Wan)Geekbench 6 CPU1653 / 4280
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Fizzo)AnTuTu 11806003
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (Serj)AnTuTu 11759037
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 (Aroslav)AnTuTu 11854357
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 (Deividi)AnTuTu 11895081
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 -> SerhiiGeekbench 6 CPU1059 / 3012

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 778G Plus

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 642
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 818 MHz 608 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 512 256
Total shaders 1024 512
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 622.6 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 Hexagon 770

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 192MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 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 Snapdragon X65 X53
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 October 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 SM7325-AE
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G

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