Snapdragon 865 vs Snapdragon 732G

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and Snapdragon 732G (Adreno 618). 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
  • Supports 195% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Performs 2.2x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 84%) AnTuTu 11 score – 978K vs 531K
  • 23% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2300 MHz)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 8 nm)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
  • Higher GPU frequency (~36%)

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 216427
GPU 148169 52851
Memory 166070 101029
UX 279544 161349
Total score 978910 531656
Samples [104 tests] [51 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 149.1 MB/sec 92.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 87.2 pages/sec 46.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 125.3 Mpixels/sec 61.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 77 images/sec 36 images/sec
HDR 106.3 Mpixels/sec 54.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11 images/sec 5.62 images/sec
Photo processing 32.7 images/sec 14.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.29 Mpixels/sec 2.69 Mpixels/sec
Samples 52 tests 15 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.53 images/sec 2.03 images/sec
Face detection 1.97 images/sec 0.84 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.05 Gpixels/sec 4.07 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 567.3 FPS 230.7 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 34 tests 10 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1110 336
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 6 FPS 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9557 7730
Video editing score 5874 6240
Data manipulation score 8658 7769
Photo editing score 29642 15572
Writing score 14782 9698
Phones tested 14 models 4 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
46 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 61 FPS
[Ultra]
36 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 30 FPS
[Ultra]
38 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 63 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
61 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 60 FPS
[Ultra]
34 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]
56 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
1080 x 2340
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
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 865
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (mptech)AnTuTu973656
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (GameFabuloso16)AnTuTu1010010
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 -> RennsportAnTuTu1066668
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (May)AnTuTu745543
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 -> penguin_1234GeekBench GPU3056
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (zzkyand__)AnTuTu548347
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (jksalcedo)AnTuTu527475
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (M1sTiX)AnTuTu575576
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungproGeekBench CPU752 / 1819
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungproCPU Throttle91%

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 732G

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 2.3 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-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 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 618
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 587 MHz 800 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 768 256
FLOPS 901.6 Gigaflops 409.6 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 688

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 14.9 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3360 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 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 X55 X15
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 15
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 800 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2019 August 2020
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8250-AB SM7150-AC
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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