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Snapdragon 865 vs Snapdragon 778G

Snapdragon 865
VS
Snapdragon 778G
Snapdragon 865
Snapdragon 778G

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and Snapdragon 778G (Adreno 642). 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 (11)

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 72% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Performs 60% better in floating-point computations
  • 18% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 25%) AnTuTu 11 score – 978K vs 783K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 865
vs
Snapdragon 778G

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 865 +25%
978910
Snapdragon 778G
783606
CPU 385127 326426
GPU 148169 101452
Memory 166070 119484
UX 279544 236244
Total score 978910 783606
Samples [104 tests] [113 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 149.1 MB/sec 157.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 87.2 pages/sec 70.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 125.3 Mpixels/sec 113.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 77 images/sec 55.4 images/sec
HDR 106.3 Mpixels/sec 91.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Photo processing 32.7 images/sec 26.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.29 Mpixels/sec 4.17 Mpixels/sec
Samples 52 tests 68 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.53 images/sec 3.5 images/sec
Face detection 1.97 images/sec 1.57 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.05 Gpixels/sec 5.75 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 567.3 FPS 370.4 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 34 tests 26 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 225
Graphics test - 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1110 686
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 6 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9557 10945
Video editing score 5874 6994
Data manipulation score 8658 9642
Photo editing score 29642 24463
Writing score 14782 14285
Phones tested 14 models 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 59 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile 61 FPS
[Ultra]		 42 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 30 FPS
[Ultra]		 27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 49 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 94 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 53 FPS
[High]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Mi 10 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.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (mptech)AnTuTu 11995050
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (mptech)AnTuTu 11973656
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (heedneas)AnTuTu 121160558
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Baz38)AnTuTu 121001992
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (heedneas)AnTuTu 121160558
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (bebequinhamota)AnTuTu 12805881
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Carlos)AnTuTu 12858274
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (DJSanyaDance1995)AnTuTu 12907382
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (DJSanyaDance1995)AnTuTu 12907382
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12822536
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 778G

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)		 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 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 4 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 642
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 587 MHz 550 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 768 512
FLOPS 901.6 Gigaflops 563.2 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 770

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 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 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 192MP, 2x 36MP
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 X53
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2019 May 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8250-AB SM7325
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G

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Comments

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Anonymous November 2, 2022 at 04:05 PM
I can't believe I turned down an S20 FE 5G for an A52s. The things I do for a headphone jack...
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adhaw November 25, 2022 at 02:42 AM
Should have gone with the LG V60 ThinQ 5G. The same year as an S20, it's a great flagship and has an absolutely amazing headphone jack. Also, it's cheaper than the A52.
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Ahmed January 4, 2023 at 11:21 AM
No problem, the 778 is considered the same speed as the 778, and the a52s has a better battery, and it will get Android 14.
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kempfire September 22, 2022 at 08:09 AM
SD 865 is way better than 778G. it could be a future-proof purchase, even after one later of its launch. I am using Samsung s7+ tablet having SD 865 in it.
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int2k November 4, 2022 at 07:27 AM
True, except my s20 doesn't have a headphone jack. But that's no worry because I have no life anyway.
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drf November 25, 2022 at 02:35 AM
int2k, Get an old V60. It still holds up really well, can be found for under 300 and the sound from the headphone jack is simply amazing.
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Myat Thu July 18, 2022 at 04:57 PM
I use 2 phones and the difference is massive. Snapdragon 778G is pretty power-efficient and quite capable while Snapdragon 865 is much more powerful. But I do prefer Snapdragon 778G as it is way cooler and performs better in battery life. And my Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is insane but it runs hot up to 35 percent of the time. So, I would like to say that if u are not a hardcore gamer, just go for Snapdragon 778G because it's really great for an average user.
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Baa August 27, 2024 at 02:55 PM
Using Snapdragon 778G on my Samsung A73. Ngl bro battery life is 6.5/10. Drains pretty fast for a 5000mAh (4860) capacity. But other than that, gaming is too good with this processor. With an Antutu score of 596,000+, I'm more than happy with the performance and no-heating issues (except when super fast charging), than the battery life.
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Vedavyas February 2, 2025 at 05:49 AM
Baa, Same benefits, on my Galaxy M52 5G at half price of A73 5G.
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Francis March 7, 2025 at 03:57 AM
Baa, Hello. Maybe A73 is not optimized enough for 778G? Most 778G users say it's battery friendly. I'm not a gamer so maybe it could last me long. I'm waiting for my unit to arrive with the 778G.
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Francis September 17, 2026 at 03:47 PM
Francis, Yes that's true , my realme gt master is still buttery smooth.
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