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Snapdragon 870 vs Snapdragon 778G Plus

Snapdragon 870
VS
Snapdragon 778G Plus
Snapdragon 870
Snapdragon 778G Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and 778G Plus (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 v10
  5. GeekBench 6
  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/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 870
  • Supports 72% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Performs 62% better in floating-point computations
  • 28% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2500 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 32%) AnTuTu 10 score – 807K vs 612K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~22%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
  • Announced 9-months later
  • Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 870
vs
Snapdragon 778G Plus

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 222414 205259
GPU 244383 149341
Memory 143104 125789
UX 194290 130845
Total score 807214 612938
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 148.4 MB/sec 159.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 85.5 pages/sec 74.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 113.5 Mpixels/sec 118.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 72.7 images/sec 58.4 images/sec
HDR 102.4 Mpixels/sec 95.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 10.8 images/sec 11.2 images/sec
Photo processing 28.3 images/sec 26.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.18 Mpixels/sec 4.28 Mpixels/sec
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 92% 98%
Graphics test 25 FPS 15 FPS
Score 4279 2635

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
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Call of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS
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Fortnite 27 FPS
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Shadowgun Legends 102 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 107 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 49 FPS
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Black Shark 4
1080 x 2400		 -
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 778G Plus

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 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 2.5 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 2500 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 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 642
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 670 MHz 550 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shading units 512 384
Total shaders 1024 768
FLOPS 1372.1 Gigaflops 844.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Hexagon 770
Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 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
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 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2021 October 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8250-AC SM7325-AE
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus official site

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