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Snapdragon 860 vs Snapdragon 855 Plus

Snapdragon 860
VS
Snapdragon 855 Plus
Snapdragon 860
Snapdragon 855 Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and 855 Plus (Adreno 640). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (5)

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
  • Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 11 score – 859K vs 822K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 860
vs
Snapdragon 855 Plus

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 299294 319447
GPU 119740 140848
Memory 162141 160806
UX 241258 237983
Total score 822433 859084
Samples [47 tests] [3 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 122.6 MB/sec 130.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 70.8 pages/sec 71.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 85.4 Mpixels/sec 92.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 57.3 images/sec 62.4 images/sec
HDR 85.4 Mpixels/sec 85.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 8.45 images/sec 9.03 images/sec
Photo processing 22.8 images/sec 31.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.72 Mpixels/sec 3.8 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 159 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.67 images/sec 4.59 images/sec
Face detection 2.01 images/sec 1.99 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.94 Gpixels/sec 9.85 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 512.2 FPS 507.1 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 12 tests 2 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 979 -
Stability 91% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8774 -
Video editing score 6020 -
Data manipulation score 8724 -
Photo editing score 22475 -
Writing score 13390 -
Phones tested Less than 3 -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 39 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 54 FPS
[Ultra]		 58 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Low]		 29 FPS
[Medium]
Shadowgun Legends 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 53 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 98 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 39 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 58 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
1080 x 2400		 Realme X3 Superzoom
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 860
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (Zeexi)AnTuTu911542
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Tymanovik)AnTuTu822512
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Aren)AnTuTu811317
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Aren)AnTuTu811317
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (Nafez De Vonsera)AnTuTu888889
Add View all (79)
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
Add View all (3)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 860 and Snapdragon 855 Plus

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)		 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)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2960 MHz 2960 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count 6.7 billion 6.7 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640 Adreno 640
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 675 MHz 675 MHz
Pipelines 3 3
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 768 768
FLOPS 1036.8 Gigaflops 1036.8 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 690

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.13 Gb/s 34.13 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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 X24 LTE, X50 5G
4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 20
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 Mbps Up to 5000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1240 Mbps Up to 1240 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced April 2019 July 2019
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8150-AC SM8150-AC
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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Dary October 2, 2024 at 02:58 PM
I think of 860 just focuss on overclock gaming performance & ignore other performance. So the improvement
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Anonymous May 13, 2021 at 08:17 PM
why SD 860 and SD 855 plus is antutu score is diffferent? because SD 860 should be almost same procceser and GPU is SD 860 is better. but why 855 plus is better?
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Wews June 15, 2021 at 04:18 PM
yeah, I wonder why sd 855+ is better
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Lol December 28, 2021 at 05:07 PM
Cause of single and multi core performance (: ! I think
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Got September 18, 2026 at 03:15 AM
The device they test with is what's making the difference.. in reality they are almost clones . Both are overclocked snapdragon 855 .
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