Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 778G
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (with Adreno 740 graphics) and Snapdragon 778G (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 2
- Performs 4.1x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 150% higher memory bandwidth (64 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.5x) AnTuTu 10 score – 1504K vs 593K
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
- 33% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2400 MHz)
- Announced 1-year and 6-months later
- Higher GPU frequency (~24%)
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 387844 | 201145 |
| GPU | 587109 | 135347 |
| Memory | 275831 | 127473 |
| UX | 252948 | 126594 |
| Total score | 1504755 | 593053 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 210 MB/sec | 160 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 153.9 pages/sec | 64.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 153.3 Mpixels/sec | 97.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 128.6 images/sec | 55.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 159.7 Mpixels/sec | 91.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 17.1 images/sec | 11.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 51.9 images/sec | 20.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.92 Mpixels/sec | 4.27 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 90% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 73 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Score | 12344 | 2462 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 90 FPS [Ultra] |
59 FPS [High] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
42 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
27 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 118 FPS [Ultra] |
49 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 120 FPS [Ultra] |
94 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
53 FPS [High] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro 1116 x 2480 |
Oppo Realme GT Master Edition 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 778GCPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
1x 2.4 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 | 3200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP | 6.3 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 740 | Adreno 642 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 680 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 1280 | 384 |
| Total shaders | 2560 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 3481.6 Gigaflops | 844 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 64 Gbit/s | 25.6 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 770 |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.1, 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, 2x 36MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, 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 X70 | 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 3500 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2022 | May 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8550-AB | SM7325 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
- There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 3681 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.
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