Snapdragon 865 vs Snapdragon 480

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and Snapdragon 480 (Adreno 619). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

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 865
  • Performs 2.7x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 159% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 17 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 978K vs 435K
  • 42% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
  • Higher GPU frequency (~11%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
978910
CPU 385127 187609
GPU 148169 47047
Memory 166070 88556
UX 279544 112498
Total score 978910 435710
Samples [104 tests] [2 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3191
Asset compression 149.1 MB/sec 84.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 87.2 pages/sec 33.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 125.3 Mpixels/sec 50 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 77 images/sec 34.4 images/sec
HDR 106.3 Mpixels/sec 55.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11 images/sec 5.26 images/sec
Photo processing 32.7 images/sec 6.51 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.29 Mpixels/sec 2.28 Mpixels/sec
Samples 52 tests 5 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.53 images/sec 2.07 images/sec
Face detection 1.97 images/sec 1.03 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.05 Gpixels/sec 0.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 567.3 FPS 186 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 34 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1110 291
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test 6 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
11621
Web score 9557 6774
Video editing score 5874 3952
Data manipulation score 8658 6917
Photo editing score 29642 15336
Writing score 14782 9524
Phones tested 14 models 3 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 61 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Fortnite 30 FPS
[Ultra]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Genshin Impact 60 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Xiaomi Mi 10 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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (MAPKIS)AnTuTu 121102560
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (the kroco's)AnTuTu 121088974
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (mptech)AnTuTu 11995050
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (mptech)AnTuTu 11973656
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (heedneas)AnTuTu 121160558
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Izzy)AnTuTu 11435710
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-01 (J4CK)Geekbench 6 GPU916
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-01 (J4CK)Geekbench 6 CPU688 / 1762
πŸ“˜ 2023-10-09 (JesΓΊs GR)Geekbench 6 CPU693 / 1681
πŸ“˜ 2023-09-19 (Guest #4)Geekbench 6 CPU689 / 1597

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 480

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver
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 4 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 8 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 3 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 619
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 587 MHz 650 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 768 256
FLOPS 901.6 Gigaflops 332.8 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 698 Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X55 Snapdragon X51
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 800 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2019 January 2021
Class Flagship Low end
Model number SM8250-AB SM4350
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

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