Snapdragon 855 Plus vs Snapdragon 778G

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus (with Adreno 640 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

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 Plus
  • Performs 84% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.13 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • 23% higher CPU clock speed (2960 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~23%)
  • Shows better (up to 10%) AnTuTu 11 score – 859K vs 783K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
  • 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 319447 326426
GPU 140848 101452
Memory 160806 119484
UX 237983 236244
Total score 859084 783606
Samples [3 tests] [113 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 130.6 MB/sec 157.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 71.1 pages/sec 70.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 92.4 Mpixels/sec 113.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 62.4 images/sec 55.4 images/sec
HDR 85.4 Mpixels/sec 91.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.03 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Photo processing 31.2 images/sec 26.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.8 Mpixels/sec 4.17 Mpixels/sec
Samples 159 tests 68 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.59 images/sec 3.5 images/sec
Face detection 1.99 images/sec 1.57 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.2 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.85 Gpixels/sec 5.75 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 507.1 FPS 370.4 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 2 tests 26 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 225
Graphics test - 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 686
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 10945
Video editing score - 6994
Data manipulation score - 9642
Photo editing score - 24463
Writing score - 14285
Phones tested - 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 39 FPS
[Ultra]
59 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile 58 FPS
[Ultra]
42 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 29 FPS
[Medium]
27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 53 FPS
[Ultra]
49 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
94 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 39 FPS
[Ultra]
53 FPS
[High]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 58 FPS
[Ultra]
60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Realme X3 Superzoom
1080 x 2400
Oppo Realme GT Master Edition
1080 x 2400
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 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-10 (Jay Bee)AnTuTu793601
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-07 (Gadgi)AnTuTu859084
πŸ“˜ 2023-11-29 (Archie)GeekBench GPU2934
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (Jaegerr)AnTuTu791396
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-26 (bebequinhamota)AnTuTu744550
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 (kat)AnTuTu747598
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-12 (CarlosSM)AnTuTu839993
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-10 -> SynXAnTuTu820292

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 Plus and Snapdragon 778G

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.96 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 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2960 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 2 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 6.7 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640 Adreno 642
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 675 MHz 550 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 768 512
FLOPS 1036.8 Gigaflops 563.2 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 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.13 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0 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 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 192MP, 2x 36MP
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 July 2019 May 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150-AC SM7325
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G

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