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Snapdragon 865 vs Snapdragon 835

Snapdragon 865
VS
Snapdragon 835
Snapdragon 865
Snapdragon 835

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and Snapdragon 835 (Adreno 540). 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 v9
  5. GeekBench 5
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments

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/Vulcan
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 2.2x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.1x) AnTuTu 9 score – 653K vs 312K
  • Announced 3-years and 1-month later
  • Has a smaller size transistor (7 versus 10 nm)
  • 16% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2450 MHz)
  • Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 29.8 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
  • Higher GPU frequency (~21%)
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 865
vs
Snapdragon 835

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 865 +109%
653189
Snapdragon 835
312876
CPU 185438 82968
GPU 217870 105394
Memory 117733 49513
UX 136946 75726
Total score 653189 312876
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GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 865 +101%
3433
Snapdragon 835
1705
Image compression 173.2 Mpixels/s 98.3 Mpixels/s
Face detection 25.2 images/s 13.3 images/s
Speech recognition 52.6 words/s 31.5 words/s
Machine learning 55.8 images/s 24.1 images/s
Camera shooting 29.5 images/s 14.5 images/s
HTML 5 2.95 Mnodes/s 1.99 Mnodes/s
SQLite 997.7 Krows/s 546.1 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Snapdragon 865 +243%
3872
Snapdragon 835
1130
Stability 91% -
Graphics test 23 FPS 6 FPS
Score 3872 1130

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
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		 -
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 835

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)		 4x 2.45 GHz – Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2450 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 10 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion 3 billion
TDP 10 W 9 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 540
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 500
GPU frequency 587 MHz 710 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shading units 512 256
FLOPS 1228 Gigaflops 558 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
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 2x 32 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Hexagon 682
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 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem X55 X16 LTE
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 16
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 1000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced December 2019 November 2016
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8250-AB MSM8998
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 official site

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