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
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 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 β 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 benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 314517 | 87322 |
| GPU | 125449 | 13521 |
| Memory | 150134 | 48106 |
| UX | 234413 | 44166 |
| Total score | 824513 | 193115 |
| Samples | [39 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
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
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 876 | - |
| Stability | 86% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
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
| 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Stanley) | AnTuTu | 847934 |
| π 2026-09-06 (pakasraka) | AnTuTu | 763477 |
| π 2026-08-23 (long tran) | GeekBench GPU | 3882 |
| π 2026-08-23 (long tran) | GeekBench CPU | 1000 / 3025 |
| π 2026-08-23 (long tran) | AnTuTu | 884066 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Snapdragon 439CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A53 4x 1.45 GHz β 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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