Snapdragon 865 Plus vs Snapdragon 845
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus (with Adreno 650 graphics) and Snapdragon 845 (Adreno 630). 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 865 Plus
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 845
- Performs 88% better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 71%) AnTuTu 8 score – 615K vs 358K
- Announced 2-years and 8-months later
- Supports 48% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 29.8 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 10 nm)
- 11% higher CPU clock speed (3100 vs 2800 MHz)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
- Higher GPU frequency (~10%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 8
CPU | 17849 | 101932 |
GPU | 236287 | 144105 |
Memory | 98253 | 56515 |
UX | 99657 | 57020 |
Total score | 615343 | 358962 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression | - | 128.5 Mpixels/s |
Face detection | - | 20.4 images/s |
Speech recognition | - | 37.8 words/s |
Machine learning | - | 35.8 images/s |
Camera shooting | - | 19.4 images/s |
HTML 5 | - | 2.62 Mnodes/s |
SQLite | - | 686.3 Krows/s |
Gaming
PUBG Mobile | 74 FPS [Ultra] |
53 FPS [Ultra] |
Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
55 FPS [High] |
Fortnite | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
28 FPS [Ultra] |
Shadowgun Legends | - | 48 FPS [High] |
World of Tanks Blitz | 104 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
Genshin Impact | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [High] |
56 FPS [Ultra] |
Device | Asus ROG Phone 3 1080 x 2340 |
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 1080 x 2246 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 Plus and Snapdragon 845CPU
Architecture | 1x 3.1 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
4x 2.8 GHz – Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) 4x 1.5 GHz – Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
Cores | 8 | 8 |
Frequency | 3100 MHz | 2800 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
L1 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
Process | 7 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
Transistor count | - | 3 billion |
TDP | 10 W | 9 W |
Graphics
GPU name | Adreno 650 | Adreno 630 |
Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 600 |
GPU frequency | 645 MHz | 710 MHz |
Execution units | 2 | 2 |
Shading units | 512 | 256 |
FLOPS | 1365 Gigaflops | 727 Gigaflops |
Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.0 |
OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 29.8 Gbit/s |
Max size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Hexagon 685 |
Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP |
Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | DSD 32-бит/384 кГц |
Connectivity
Modem | X55 | X20 LTE |
4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
5G support | Yes | No |
Download speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS |
Info
Announced | July 2020 | December 2017 |
Class | Flagship | Flagship |
Model number | SM8250-AB | SDM845 |
Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 official site |
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