Snapdragon 865 vs Snapdragon 845
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (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
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 845
- Announced 2 years later
- Supports 48% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 29.8 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 54%) AnTuTu 8 score – 542K vs 352K
- Has the smaller size of the transistor (7 versus 10 nm)
- Performs 28% better in floating-point computations
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
- Higher GPU frequency (~21%)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
Specifications
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 2.8 GHz – Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) 4x 1.5 GHz – Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 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 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 650 | Adreno 630 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 587 MHz | 710 MHz |
| Number of ALUs | 384 | 254 |
| FLOPS | 946 Gigaflops | 737 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 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 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS |
Info
| Announced | December 2019 | December 2017 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8250 | SDM845 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 official site |