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Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 865

Snapdragon 888
VS
Snapdragon 865
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 865

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and Snapdragon 865 (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 (18)

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 a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~43%)
  • Performs 43% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 44 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 16%) AnTuTu 11 score โ€“ 1135K vs 978K
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 888
vs
Snapdragon 865

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 888 +16%
1135878
Snapdragon 865
978910
CPU 406119 385127
GPU 233383 148169
Memory 188085 166070
UX 308291 279544
Total score 1135878 978910
Samples [127 tests] [104 tests]
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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 156.9 MB/sec 149.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.4 pages/sec 87.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 104.6 Mpixels/sec 125.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 72.9 images/sec 77 images/sec
HDR 104.7 Mpixels/sec 106.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.1 images/sec 11 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 32.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 4.29 Mpixels/sec
Samples 49 tests 52 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.75 images/sec 4.53 images/sec
Face detection 3.37 images/sec 1.97 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.28 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.32 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 13.1 Gpixels/sec 9.05 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 851.2 FPS 567.3 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 34 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 1110
Stability 91% 99%
Graphics test 9 FPS 6 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 888 +14%
13229
Snapdragon 865
11621
Web score 12232 9557
Video editing score 7638 5874
Data manipulation score 10494 8658
Photo editing score 29866 29642
Writing score 15219 14782
Phones tested 11 models 14 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 83 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 61 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]		 30 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Asus Zenfone 8
1080 x 2400		 Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
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 888
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Zha)AnTuTu 12976692
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekbench 6 CPU1412 / 3348
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu 111210861
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Gigante Supremo)AnTuTu 121111940
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-27 (MAPKIS)AnTuTu 121102560
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-26 (the kroco's)AnTuTu 121088974
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-22 (mptech)AnTuTu 11995050
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-20 (mptech)AnTuTu 11973656
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 865

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz โ€“ Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz โ€“ Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz โ€“ Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)		 1x 2.84 GHz โ€“ Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz โ€“ Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz โ€“ Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2840 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 4 MB
Process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion 10.3 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 660 Adreno 650
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 840 MHz 587 MHz
Pipelines 3 3
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 768 768
FLOPS 1290.2 Gigaflops 901.6 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 698

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 44 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 200MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
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 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 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 December 2019
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8350 SM8250-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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Comments

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ZD. July 3, 2025 at 03:01 PM
Normal everyday usage of the 888 on Samsung galaxy s21 ultra could warm up the device, gaming on it will cause it to achieve atmospheric entry like temperatures. Something is wrong with the phone's cooling system, but the chip runs hotter in general as compared to the 865, which still gets the job done on anything
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4 Years Wasted on PUBG with few different Mobiles October 23, 2024 at 11:27 AM
So in my opinion, if the SD888 chip is in a Samsung mobile, the gaming experience will be very poor. But if the same chip is in an Aquos R6, the gaming experience will be excellent, to the point that enemies might think you're a hacker. So, it's all about the mobile company, not the chip. I wasted 4 years on PUBG using 5 different Android mobiles and an iPhone XR. During all this time, the only thing Iโ€™ve learned is that if your mobile is cool and the latest model, you can knock out the enemy with just 3 bullets. But no matter how fast your mobile is, if it gets hot, you'll end up getting killed. Secondly, it doesnโ€™t depend on the chip to determine how many FPS PUBG will give you. It depends on the mobileโ€™s cooling system. And yes, even with the same chip, different mobile phone companies provide different performance. Itโ€™s not all about the chip. As a gamer, I donโ€™t care if my mobileโ€™s battery gets ruined. I only care about performance.
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Mi 10 t October 5, 2024 at 05:12 PM
Xiaomi is best ok Op legend
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Ahmed May 5, 2024 at 08:32 AM
As a user of a phone with Snapdragon 888 (Oppo Find X5) (I've previously used phones like Red Magic 5G with Snapdragon 865 and Realme GT Neo 2 with Snapdragon 870), performance is better on Snapdragon 888, especially on the GPU side (yes, it can get warm during heavy gaming) but it still delivers perfect performance. It's up to your choice and needs for the phone. That's my opinion as a user.
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Oppo find x5 user May 3, 2024 at 07:11 PM
I owned a Nubia Red Magic 5G with a Snapdragon 865 and now I have an Oppo Find X5 with a Snapdragon 888. The Snapdragon 888 is much better at running games, especially games that utilize the GPU like Wreckfest. On the other hand, games like Genshin Impact use the CPU more, so you won't see much difference in performance. As for heating issues, you just need to play in a cooler place with a temperature around 25ยฐC, or just use a desk fan and everything will run smoothly. Don't play in a place with 35ยฐC or more and then tell me there are overheating issues.
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FABv60 June 22, 2021 at 07:58 AM
The SD888 has boosted AI at 26TOPS while the SD865 is at 14TOPS. The only other difference is the A78 ARM cores and the single X1 main core. The Adreno 650 and 660 is the same exact GPU. The 660 is just overclocked almost 300MHz and running on 5nm. From what I've tested the Adreno 650 which has the same 1,024 ALU's runs at an even 1TFLOP of FP32 compute sustainable, which is more then enough for anything. Heck the Adreno 630 (512ALU's) is still a viable GPU. In mobile the GPU and CPU scale almost perfectly. That's why the Adreno 660 at 840-870MHz scales performance up to almost a half a TFLOP (500GFlops) of FP32 compute. The 5nm node shrink and memory bandwidth is enough to gain the other 200GFLOPS. The near 300MHz overclock on the 660 gives it a perfect 1to1 scale of 300GFLOPs. Once you hit about 6TFLOPs, the 100% scale drops off. Regardless its not all about the SOC, its what you do with it. I just found the LGv60 for $350 brand new, so bought 2. LG did quit the phone game but there phones don't just quit either. LG's phones are known for having impeccable audio which is what the V-series come with. They just updated the v60 to Android 11 and LG's v60 has ROOT capabilities so unofficial OS upgrades are possible. Where else can you get a SD865 device for $350 new (with the dual screen) a 2Vrms 3.5mm headphone jack with a 32bit ESS SABRE qDAC to clean up the audio through wired headphones. It also supports a pressure stylus like the NOTE series. It has a 6.8in LG P-OLED screen. Yeah, its 1080p but with a 5000mAh battery, that'll help. Also, it has MicroSD expandable storage with USB-c to HDMI out dongle support and MLT-STD 810G transit drop rated with IP68. The 810G rating is very important, it not only keeps the phone from just shattering but it's weather proof. I have the Galaxy NOTE 20 Ultra but, got stuck out on the freeway because a rock smashed my windshield and caused me to wreck. It was -5ยฐc outside and it would just shut off because it was so cold. Luckily i had the V50 in my glove box so i swapped out sims and made the call to AAA. If i didn't have that phone i don't know what i would've done. I know from now on i keep a reliable phone on me. So, i figured a phone with a 5000mAh battery should relieve some stress. Not having to worry about charging a damn phone. I haven't found any phone close to that price with half of those features. I'm still sporting a fully Unlocked LGv40 which supports 24 BANDs including 2, 4, 12, 66 and 71 with AWS/3 and 4CA capabilities. Running on T-Mobile/Sprint this 4GLTE phone is basically the fastest 4GLTE thanks to the SD845 SOC. I anywhere between 30 to 50MB/s download. That's MegaBytes not bits. Plenty of speed even for today. Remember the fastest solid 4GLTE is faster than the spotty 5G. Also. BANDs 66 and 71 run on the 5G spectrum and can be used in AWS3 or 4CA. When people ask me what kind of phone i got, after admiring how nice it looks b i tell'em LG. Cause life is Good with LG. This LGv40 is running beta 12 with all the stock and audio/video mods working. With the other 2 V60's and SD865 SOC's and USB-c to HDMI out. I'll be glad to run these phones for a few more years. I've had other phones but i need my audio specifically a 2Volt 3.5mm jack to push my HD599's and expandable storage with HDMI out. It hard to find that in a new phone today. The only other phone with a qDAC from ESS is the ROG phone 5. Anyways, i like my Snapdragon based SOC's but if the Adreno 730 isn't 2.5TFLOPS looks i'll be going back to Samsung. I hear there Exynos 2200 SOC is supposed to be something to disrupt the smartphone game.
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Poss June 2, 2021 at 04:47 AM
Well, I'm curious which one is better, in the Sony Xperia Pro with SD 865 vs Xperia 1 III pre ordering, with SD 888?
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XxKingJTuckxX April 28, 2021 at 11:09 PM
I have the RedMagic 6 Pro and it comes with the SD 888 and I'm impressed with the speed.
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alek April 14, 2022 at 12:01 PM
and temperature too! You can get warmer on cold winter days! That is why sd888 is best for you! I have 888 in my secondary phone and because of sd888, he is secondary and not primary as at stat he was! He is fast and everything flies till you pressure him a little more, then the party starts.
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Dana April 19, 2022 at 06:26 PM
alek, The thing is that RedMagic 6 Pro uses active cooling so it can keep the 888 cool and take more performance despite the lower efficiency Other phones with 888 throttle are worse than 865.
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Samsung Fabrication sucks December 11, 2022 at 09:55 PM
Dana, It's not about how good Redmagic 6 pro cooling is, it's all about the power efficiency of the CPU, and SD 888 is an expert at battery sucking, Samsung Fabrication sucks.
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Qualcomm thick boy December 26, 2022 at 12:18 AM
I really don't understand why any of you would pick the Snapdragon 888 when the only difference here is clock speed ๐Ÿคท Even the Snapdragon 888 performs worse when it comes to power management and stability.
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Joel Raj March 15, 2021 at 04:58 AM
Going to skip SD888 in a hope for a better future. Don't see a reason to upgrade yet!
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Josh March 24, 2021 at 03:06 AM
its a preety good chip coming from me a person with a iphone 5c lol that jump isnt massive what i really want to see rn is Amd in samsung phones
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Dana April 19, 2022 at 06:29 PM
Josh, Of course, it is good if u compare it with such an old phone XD
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Wews August 18, 2022 at 03:11 PM
Josh, it finally arrived tho. But still inferior to snapdragon in both performance and efficiency
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jay February 3, 2021 at 07:27 PM
Someone mentioned that the SD888 bottlenecks using emulators like dolphin wii and citra 3ds. can anyone confirm?
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Can confirm it REALLY feels that way March 22, 2021 at 05:14 AM
On the PPSSPP emulator, there's no performance difference at all between my s20 vs my s21. Same amount of minor lag and frame skipping at the same resolution. It has to do more with the emulator. You can only crank stuff up so high on old software using an old OS
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