Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (Adreno 830). 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/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.8x) AnTuTu 11 score β 3126K vs 1135K
- Performs 2.6x better in floating-point computations
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 888
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 5 nm)
- Supports 66% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 51.2 GB/s)
- 52% higher CPU clock speed (4320 vs 2840 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~31%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 406119 | 893474 |
| GPU | 233383 | 1133808 |
| Memory | 188085 | 427210 |
| UX | 308291 | 671910 |
| Total score | 1135878 | 3126402 |
| Samples | [127 tests] | [541 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 156.9 MB/sec | 367.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 86.4 pages/sec | 223.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 104.6 Mpixels/sec | 257 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 72.9 images/sec | 234.4 images/sec |
| HDR | 104.7 Mpixels/sec | 315.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.1 images/sec | 32.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 26.5 images/sec | 90.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.04 Mpixels/sec | 12.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 49 tests | 148 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.75 images/sec | 45.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.37 images/sec | 21.6 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.73 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.28 Gpixels/sec | 0.91 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.32 Gpixels/sec | 1.75 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.33 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 13.1 Gpixels/sec | 96.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 851.2 FPS | 3848 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 19 tests | 100 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 505 | 2386 |
| Stability | 77% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 18 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 10874 |
| Graphics test | - | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 47 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 41 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 35 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1508 | 5664 |
| Stability | 91% | 51% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 33 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12232 | 21945 |
| Video editing score | 7638 | 8458 |
| Data manipulation score | 10494 | 16086 |
| Photo editing score | 29866 | 39118 |
| Writing score | 15219 | 22647 |
| Phones tested | 11 models | 36 models |
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.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Zha) | AnTuTu 12 | 976692 |
| π 2026-09-10 (Aladdin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1326171 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Aladdin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1326171 |
| π 2026-09-02 -> Notezit | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1412 / 3348 |
| π 2026-08-18 (Soul) | AnTuTu 11 | 1210861 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (Kain Le Main) | AnTuTu 12 | 3251600 |
| π 2026-09-20 (QRELS) | AnTuTu 11 | 3343421 |
| π 2026-09-19 (Nettzy) | AnTuTu 12 | 3489328 |
| π 2026-09-18 (Amin7r) | AnTuTu 12 | 3254498 |
| π 2026-09-18 (S25 owner) | AnTuTu 12 | 3476989 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz β Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 4.32 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix M) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Adreno 830 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 3 |
| Shading units | 256 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 Gigaflops | 3379.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 84.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2540 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 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 X80 |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | October 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8350 | SM8750-AB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4):
- The SM8750-AC model has a higher frequencyβ4,470 MHz for performance cores versus 4,320 MHz in the SM8750-AB and SM8750-3-AB modelsβand its GPU is 100 MHz faster.
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