Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (Adreno 740). 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 888
- Higher GPU frequency (~24%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 888
- Shows significantly better (up to 50%) AnTuTu 9 score – 1289K vs 857K
- Announced 1-year later
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
- 13% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2840 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 211710 | 265523 |
| GPU | 338652 | 579772 |
| Memory | 139731 | 236450 |
| UX | 162900 | 199190 |
| Total score | 857340 | 1289897 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 177.1 Mpixels/s | 251.3 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 26.5 images/s | 46.2 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 67.7 words/s | 122.9 words/s |
| Machine learning | 59.9 images/s | 114.1 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 37.5 images/s | 51.7 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 3.96 Mnodes/s | 5.81 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 1060 Krows/s | 1510 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 91% | 64% |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 73 FPS |
| Score | 5107 | 12270 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 83 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 26 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 112 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Asus Zenfone 8 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP | 10 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Adreno 740 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | - |
| Shading units | 512 | - |
| FLOPS | 1720 Gigaflops | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | - |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X60 | Snapdragon X70 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | November 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8350 | SM8550-AB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
- There is also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy", which differs only by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and 39 MHz higher GPU clock. In general, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.
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