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
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
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 β 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 benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 490530 | 326258 |
| GPU | 202615 | 98347 |
| Memory | 221583 | 163894 |
| UX | 380143 | 231711 |
| Total score | 1294871 | 820210 |
| Samples | [90 tests] | [16 tests] |
GeekBench 6
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
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
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
| PUBG Mobile | 88 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 42 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11 | AnTuTu 12 | 1501761 |
| π 2026-09-24 (Huiplet11) | AnTuTu 12 | 1501761 |
| π 2026-09-23 (Cisfan) | AnTuTu 12 | 1342308 |
| π 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312 | AnTuTu 12 | 1279540 |
| π 2026-09-20 (Wan) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1653 / 4280 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-30 (Fizzo) | AnTuTu 11 | 806003 |
| π 2026-05-29 (Serj) | AnTuTu 11 | 759037 |
| π 2026-05-10 (Aroslav) | AnTuTu 11 | 854357 |
| π 2026-04-12 (Deividi) | AnTuTu 11 | 895081 |
| π 2026-04-03 -> Serhii | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1059 / 3012 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 778G PlusCPU
| Architecture | 1x 3 GHz β Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz β Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
1x 2.5 GHz β Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) 3x 2.4 GHz β Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz β 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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