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Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 860

Snapdragon 888
VS
Snapdragon 860
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 860

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and Snapdragon 860 (Adreno 640). 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 (3)

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 888
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 860
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.13 GB/s)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 38%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1135K vs 822K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~24%)
  • Performs 24% better in floating-point computations
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 888
vs
Snapdragon 860

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 888 +38%
1135878
Snapdragon 860
822433
CPU 406119 299294
GPU 233383 119740
Memory 188085 162141
UX 308291 241258
Total score 1135878 822433
Samples [127 tests] [47 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 156.9 MB/sec 122.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.4 pages/sec 70.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 104.6 Mpixels/sec 85.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 72.9 images/sec 57.3 images/sec
HDR 104.7 Mpixels/sec 85.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.1 images/sec 8.45 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 22.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 3.72 Mpixels/sec
Samples 49 tests 21 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.75 images/sec 4.67 images/sec
Face detection 3.37 images/sec 2.01 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.28 Gpixels/sec 0.21 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.32 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 13.1 Gpixels/sec 9.94 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 851.2 FPS 512.2 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 12 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 505 -
Stability 77% -
Graphics test 4 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1508 979
Stability 91% 91%
Graphics test 9 FPS 5 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 888 +25%
13229
Snapdragon 860
10591
Web score 12232 8774
Video editing score 7638 6020
Data manipulation score 10494 8724
Photo editing score 29866 22475
Writing score 15219 13390
Phones tested 11 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 83 FPS
[Ultra]		 58 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 54 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]		 26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 56 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]		 98 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 56 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Asus Zenfone 8
1080 x 2400		 Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
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 888
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Zha)AnTuTu 12976692
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekbench 6 CPU1412 / 3348
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu 111210861
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali)AnTuTu 12932069
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (Zeexi)AnTuTu 11911542
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Tymanovik)AnTuTu 11822512
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Aren)AnTuTu 11811317
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Aren)AnTuTu 11811317
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 860

CPU

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 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2960 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion 6.7 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 660 Adreno 640
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 840 MHz 675 MHz
Pipelines 3 3
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 768 768
FLOPS 1290.2 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 780 Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 34.13 Gb/s
Max size 24 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 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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 X60 X24 LTE, X50 5G
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 20
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 5000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 1240 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced December 2020 April 2019
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8350 SM8150-AC
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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Comments

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Rahi Z April 12, 2025 at 08:59 AM
Snapdragon 860 is super stable in gaming, even more stable than 888. But its graphics power is lower than 870 and 888.
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Qun December 24, 2021 at 05:59 AM
The key is their value for money. The phone with 888 is over $1000, but that with 860 is under $300!
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Nic January 10, 2022 at 01:19 PM
Is it? Poco X3 Pro with 860 and Motorola G200 5G (888 plus) is less than $200. They have almost the same specs, only that X3 PRO has 256 GB, and G200 only 128 GB. Of course, G200 has a better Bluetooth module and a better, larger, screen (which is an expensive part). I am not saying that SD 860 is a bad choice, it is amazing and will suit most people that only need a responsive phone, just saying that the difference is not that large as you say it is.
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