Snapdragon 855 vs Snapdragon 439

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and Snapdragon 439 (Adreno 505). 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
  • Performs 14.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 433% higher memory bandwidth (34.13 against 6.4 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 4.3x) AnTuTu 11 score – 824K vs 193K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 12 nm)
  • 42% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
  • Higher GPU frequency (~11%)

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 87322
GPU 125449 13521
Memory 150134 48106
UX 234413 44166
Total score 824513 193115
Samples [39 tests] Less than 3

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 55.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 74.2 pages/sec 22.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 88 Mpixels/sec 32.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 57.7 images/sec 9 images/sec
HDR 89.3 Mpixels/sec 23.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.07 images/sec 1.17 images/sec
Photo processing 20.2 images/sec 6.41 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.06 Mpixels/sec 1.59 Mpixels/sec
Samples 29 tests Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.31 images/sec -
Face detection 1.84 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.15 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 8.72 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 444 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples 19 tests -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 876 -
Stability 86% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8813 -
Video editing score 5956 -
Data manipulation score 8239 -
Photo editing score 22485 -
Writing score 13084 -
Phones tested 8 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 58 FPS
[Ultra]
46 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 56 FPS
[Ultra]
31 FPS
[Low]
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Ultra]
21 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 51 FPS
[Ultra]
37 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Ultra]
32 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 57 FPS
[Ultra]
29 FPS
[Ultra]
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 439
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Snapdragon 439

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)
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.45 GHz – Cortex-A53
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 2 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 6.7 billion 5.5 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640 Adreno 505
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 500
GPU frequency 585 MHz 650 MHz
Pipelines 3 1
Shading units 256 48
Total shaders 768 48
FLOPS 898.5 Gigaflops 62.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.0
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 11

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 Hexagon 536

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 800 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 1x 32 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.13 Gb/s 6.4 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 5 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0 eMMC 5.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1200
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 21MP, 2x 8MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 1080p at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G X6
4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 4
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5000 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1240 Mbps Up to 75 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced December 2018 June 2018
Class Flagship Low end
Model number SM8150 SDM439
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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