Snapdragon 855 vs Snapdragon 660
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and Snapdragon 660 (Adreno 512). 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 5.4x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 146% higher memory bandwidth (34.13 against 13.9 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.4x) AnTuTu 11 score β 824K vs 347K
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 14 nm)
- 29% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2200 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
- Higher GPU frequency (~11%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 314517 | 154446 |
| GPU | 125449 | 25654 |
| Memory | 150134 | 73588 |
| UX | 234413 | 94307 |
| Total score | 824513 | 347995 |
| Samples | [39 tests] | [3 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 126.8 MB/sec | 76.5 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 74.2 pages/sec | 43.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 88 Mpixels/sec | 49.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 57.7 images/sec | 10.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 89.3 Mpixels/sec | 40 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.07 images/sec | 1.67 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 20.2 images/sec | 8.15 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.06 Mpixels/sec | 1.84 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 29 tests | 5 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 4.31 images/sec | 0.55 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.84 images/sec | 0.43 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.01 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 8.72 Gpixels/sec | 0.57 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 444 FPS | 35.8 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| 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 | 5521 |
| Video editing score | 5956 | 5256 |
| Data manipulation score | 8239 | 5354 |
| Photo editing score | 22485 | 10096 |
| Writing score | 13084 | 6394 |
| Phones tested | 8 models | Less than 3 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
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| 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 2026-10-02 (Pon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1038764 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 12 | 969794 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 11 | 847934 |
| π 2026-09-06 (pakasraka) | AnTuTu 11 | 763477 |
| π 2026-08-23 (long tran) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3882 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-23 (Mihnea) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 359 / 1318 |
| π 2026-02-26 (4x4) | AnTuTu 11 | 341240 |
| π 2026-01-25 (Seeker) | AnTuTu 11 | 347995 |
| π 2026-01-07 (udachnik) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2024-09-15 (MαΊ«n VΔn CΓ΄ng) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 357 / 1312 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Snapdragon 660CPU
| 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 2.2 GHz β Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.84 GHz β Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | 1.75 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Adreno 512 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 647 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 1 |
| Shading units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 898.5 Gigaflops | 165.6 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 680 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.13 Gb/s | 13.9 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2560 x 1600 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP |
| 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 LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | X24 LTE, X50 5G | X12 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1240 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2018 | May 2017 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8150 | SDM660 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
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