Snapdragon 870 vs 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.
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 870
- Announced 7-months later
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
- Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 9 score – 695K vs 667K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 189629 | 194861 |
| GPU | 239863 | 238559 |
| Memory | 105344 | 119661 |
| UX | 142979 | 155514 |
| Total score | 667910 | 695359 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 180.6 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 25.25 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 54.7 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 56.95 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 28 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 3 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 989.1 Krows/s | - |
Gaming
| 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] |
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| 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.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 865 PlusCPU
| 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 | 1 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.8 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP | 10 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 650 | Adreno 650 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 675 MHz | 670 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 512 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 1372 Gigaflops | 1365 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 44 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Hexagon 698 |
| 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. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 316 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 |
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