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Snapdragon 870 vs Snapdragon 865 Plus

Snapdragon 870
VS
Snapdragon 865 Plus
Snapdragon 870
Snapdragon 865 Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and 865 Plus (Adreno 650). 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 (15)

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
  • Shows better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1010K vs 909K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 870
vs
Snapdragon 865 Plus

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 870 +11%
1010069
Snapdragon 865 Plus
909414
CPU 378231 319177
GPU 155526 178154
Memory 174975 143397
UX 301337 268686
Total score 1010069 909414
Samples [102 tests] Less than 3
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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 152.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.7 pages/sec 83.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 116.8 Mpixels/sec 107.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 80 images/sec 72.7 images/sec
HDR 108 Mpixels/sec 103.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12 images/sec 9.7 images/sec
Photo processing 33.5 images/sec 31.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.41 Mpixels/sec 4.48 Mpixels/sec
Samples 34 tests 4 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 5.01 images/sec 5.03 images/sec
Face detection 2.04 images/sec 2.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.26 Gpixels/sec 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.21 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 10.3 Gpixels/sec 10.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 650.5 FPS 651.9 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1224 1217
Stability 99% 79%
Graphics test 7 FPS 7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11701 10081
Video editing score 5825 5856
Data manipulation score 9987 8690
Photo editing score 28690 30426
Writing score 15274 13869
Phones tested 2 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 74 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Ultra]		 28 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends 102 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 107 FPS
[Ultra]		 104 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 49 FPS
[Ultra]		 56 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[High]
Device Xiaomi Black Shark 4
1080 x 2400		 Asus ROG Phone 3
1080 x 2340
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“˜ 2026-09-28 (Shiro1577)AnTuTu 121179210
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (sayato)AnTuTu 121239133
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 -> AzuNoBelAnTuTu 121251812
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Ambarukmo_id)AnTuTu 121182612
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 -> sbx.777AnTuTu 121143560
Add View all (144)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-01 (Raizel_Ken)Geekbench 6 CPU1263 / 3227
πŸ“˜ 2024-08-11 (Samsung)Geekbench 6 GPU3389
πŸ“˜ 2024-08-11 (Samsung)Geekbench 6 CPU1254 / 3297
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-06 (Yawning Moon)Geekbench 6 GPU3416
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-06 (Yawning Moon)Geekbench 6 CPU923 / 2645
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 865 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 3.1 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 3100 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion 10.3 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 650
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 670 MHz 675 MHz
Pipelines 3 3
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 768 768
FLOPS 1029.1 Gigaflops 1036.8 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 698

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K 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 X55
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 22
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 3000 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 July 2020
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8250-AC SM8250-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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Comments

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Gabriel December 4, 2024 at 06:21 PM
Snapdragon 865 plus is way more optimized in games in pung it literally gets 90fps while 870 only gets 60fps and in genshin it is literally 7 fps behind
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666 December 18, 2025 at 03:22 AM
With GFX Tool, you can even get 120fps, let alone 90fps.
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Cassie September 3, 2021 at 04:12 PM
Can someone explain the Genshin impact stats, please I don't understand the why the 870 is 7 frames behind the 865 plus
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Wews September 9, 2021 at 03:23 PM
it depends. In minecraft, sd 870 has stable 60fps while sd 865 has 54-60fps. Note: this is just my experience
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Abstronal September 11, 2022 at 12:37 PM
On my Realme GT neo 2, I was able to play fully at 60 fps with only 2 frames drops, never at 49 fps.
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Boi October 22, 2022 at 10:56 PM
Abstronal, See it depends on the device software whether it's well optimized because the OnePlus 8t was 60fps stable.
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Sazzad March 13, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Abstronal, You are correct. I also use the Realme GT Neo 2 mobile phone. This phone is excellent for gaming.
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Asep March 4, 2021 at 12:01 PM
Well... I prefer 865+ than 870 for better GPU
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Hobo March 19, 2021 at 07:52 AM
Well actually 870's GPU is about 17% more powerful compared to 865+'s (27000 vs 23000 points).
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RedKingSA March 31, 2021 at 11:16 AM
Hobo, Why the lower GPU frequency and FLOPS on 870?
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Wayne April 4, 2021 at 04:29 AM
RedKingSA, I imagine this might be a revision of the silicon for efficiency. Which might be where the gains are (apart from any driver improvements not shared with 865). The drop in numbers might be related to this revision, and might be related to somethings like: increasing performance elsewhere, or even decreasing heat dissipation in the design. It's unfortunate these stats weren't increased instead for even better clear performance, but that would push it towards the 888.
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Man April 12, 2021 at 03:18 AM
No all of them have the same gpu
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Gaurav August 19, 2021 at 07:52 AM
Man, SD 870 have better GPU clocked at 675 MHz
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Wews September 2, 2021 at 11:30 AM
RedKingSA, this webpage is not updated a few months ago but they now changed it from 587mhz to 675mhz. And 1228 gigaflops to 1372 gigaflops.
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Azreal March 4, 2022 at 06:37 PM
Man, Yes, they all have the same GPU, but the GPU is clocked differently on each individual soc.
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