Snapdragon 855 vs Snapdragon 778G
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and Snapdragon 778G (Adreno 642L). 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
- Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.13 against 25.6 GB/s)
- 18% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2400 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~19%)
- Performs 19% better in floating-point computations
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
- Announced 2-years and 6-months later
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 141555 | 163415 |
| GPU | 184296 | 155279 |
| Memory | 62560 | 84153 |
| UX | 131223 | 129383 |
| Total score | 517151 | 528894 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 153.4 Mpixels/s | 175.3 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 21 images/s | 25 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 45.7 words/s | 41 words/s |
| Machine learning | 48 images/s | 36.7 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 26.2 images/s | 34.6 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 1.44 Mnodes/s | 3.03 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 846.9 Krows/s | 988.8 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 88% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Score | 3016 | 2463 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
59 FPS [High] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
42 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
27 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
49 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
94 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 53 FPS [High] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
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 855 and Snapdragon 778GCPU
| 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) |
1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) 3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 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 | 6 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Adreno 642L |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 490 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 384 | 384 |
| FLOPS | 899 Gigaflops | 753 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.13 Gbit/s | 25.6 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Hexagon 770 |
| 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 | December 2018 | May 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8150 | SM7325 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site |
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