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Snapdragon 870 vs Snapdragon 780G

Snapdragon 870
VS
Snapdragon 780G
Snapdragon 870
Snapdragon 780G

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and Snapdragon 780G (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 (2)

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 159% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 17 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~37%)
  • Performs 37% better in floating-point computations
  • 33% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 29%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1010K vs 782K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 870
vs
Snapdragon 780G

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 870 +29%
1010069
Snapdragon 780G
782789
CPU 378231 304111
GPU 155526 99905
Memory 174975 148356
UX 301337 230417
Total score 1010069 782789
Samples [102 tests] [4 tests]
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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 160.2 MB/sec 153.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.7 pages/sec 73.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 116.8 Mpixels/sec 113.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 80 images/sec 56.1 images/sec
HDR 108 Mpixels/sec 92.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12 images/sec 10.6 images/sec
Photo processing 33.5 images/sec 26.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.41 Mpixels/sec 4.21 Mpixels/sec
Samples 34 tests 3 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 5.01 images/sec 3.98 images/sec
Face detection 2.04 images/sec 1.58 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.26 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 10.3 Gpixels/sec 7.63 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 650.5 FPS 494.4 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests 2 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 289
Stability - 80%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1224 834
Stability 99% 81%
Graphics test 7 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 870 +20%
12227
Snapdragon 780G
10231
Web score 11701 8401
Video editing score 5825 6615
Data manipulation score 9987 8713
Photo editing score 28690 20935
Writing score 15274 12064
Phones tested 2 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 102 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 107 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 49 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
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.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (Peanut)AnTuTu 121132636
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (ex4ample)AnTuTu 121079226
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (RanVerchst.)AnTuTu 121213647
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Shiro1577)AnTuTu 121179210
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (sayato)AnTuTu 121239133
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-08 (TimXker)AnTuTu 11776265
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-29 (Kompyutershik)AnTuTu 11828838
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-25 (Morpheus)AnTuTu 11782789
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-19 (no)Geekbench 6 CPU965 / 2177
πŸ“˜ 2024-03-02 (oneyx)Geekbench 6 GPU2612
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 780G

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 2.4 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 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 642
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 670 MHz 490 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 768 512
FLOPS 1029.1 Gigaflops 752.6 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 770

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0
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 March 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8250-AC SM7350-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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Comments

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Kenn Honson April 2, 2021 at 08:27 PM
This is basically comparing the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G and the (Xiaomi) Poco F3. I'd say for the average user, the 780G is better, due to the incredible battery life, but for other people (like me), the 870 just offers awesome performance while maintaining good battery life.
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Peyman May 15, 2021 at 05:40 AM
adding one advantage you missed, being thin and light weight: Mi11 lite 5G: 6.8mm + 159g vs Poco f3: 7.8mm + 196g
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