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Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 865 Plus

Snapdragon 888
VS
Snapdragon 865 Plus
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 865 Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (20)

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 (~24%)
  • Performs 24% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 44 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 25%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1135K vs 909K
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (3100 vs 2840 MHz)

Benchmarks

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

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 888 +25%
1135878
Snapdragon 865 Plus
909414
CPU 406119 319177
GPU 233383 178154
Memory 188085 143397
UX 308291 268686
Total score 1135878 909414
Samples [127 tests] Less than 3
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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 152.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.4 pages/sec 83.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 104.6 Mpixels/sec 107.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 72.9 images/sec 72.7 images/sec
HDR 104.7 Mpixels/sec 103.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.1 images/sec 9.7 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 31.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 4.48 Mpixels/sec
Samples 49 tests 4 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.75 images/sec 5.03 images/sec
Face detection 3.37 images/sec 2.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.28 Gpixels/sec 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.32 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 13.1 Gpixels/sec 10.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 851.2 FPS 651.9 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 3 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 1217
Stability 91% 79%
Graphics test 9 FPS 7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12232 10081
Video editing score 7638 5856
Data manipulation score 10494 8690
Photo editing score 29866 30426
Writing score 15219 13869
Phones tested 11 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 83 FPS
[Ultra]		 74 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]		 28 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]		 104 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 56 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[High]
Device Asus Zenfone 8
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.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekBench CPU1412 / 3348
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu1210861
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962)GeekBench CPU1537 / 3989
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962)AnTuTu1253342
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-08 -> AlicanTuTuAnTuTu1198886
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-01 (Raizel_Ken)GeekBench CPU1263 / 3227
πŸ“˜ 2024-08-11 (Samsung)GeekBench GPU3389
πŸ“˜ 2024-08-11 (Samsung)GeekBench CPU1254 / 3297
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-06 (Yawning Moon)GeekBench GPU3416
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-06 (Yawning Moon)GeekBench CPU923 / 2645
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 865 Plus

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 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 2840 MHz 3100 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 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 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
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 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 July 2020
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8350 SM8250-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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Comments

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WyrdBlogger July 8, 2021 at 10:22 PM
Not enough of a performance difference, imo.
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Guest User April 22, 2021 at 07:04 AM
Snapdragon 865+ (3.10 GHz) has high clock speed than Snapdragon 888 (2.84GHz) so how their antutu score is high when compare to performance at single core?
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Kanappi July 13, 2021 at 04:32 AM
It depends upon cpu cores not clock speed...
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Visitor October 13, 2021 at 03:32 AM
It's not just about clock speed. Snapdragon 888 CPU cores have higher IPC (Instructions Per Clock). So if you were to run them side by side at the same clock speed, Snapdragon 888 would be faster.
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Techtoker February 10, 2024 at 03:53 PM
Examine the architecture of the Snapdragon 888; it has a Cortex X1. Therefore, it doesn't matter if the Snapdragon 865+ has a better frequency.
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snap 888 phone get so hot insanely January 25, 2021 at 03:57 AM
snap 888 phone get so hot insanely
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Qualcomm thick boy December 7, 2022 at 08:29 AM
In what universe is that?.. because the Galaxy S21+ I have here doesn't have such "heating".
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Danny January 21, 2021 at 02:04 AM
As of the time of this writing which coincidentally is presidential inauguration day 2021, I read an article that the qualcomm snapdragon 888 was tested on xiaomi and iqoo Phones and 2 major problems occurred. First is the 888 ran unusually hot and second the 888 consumed an higher than expected of battery power.unless this was a coincidence of 2 defected 888's that just so happened to be tested on 2 different phone manufacturers qualcomm needs to correct these problems immediately.
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Aven Nias January 15, 2021 at 11:17 AM
Snapdragon 888 Have 2.84 GHz rate But Snapdragon 865+ have much higher frequency rate ( 3.1 GHz) ... What is the reason behind it !? And how their ability is different!?
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root January 15, 2021 at 11:25 AM
They have different architecture. Clock rate is only one of many factors of potential performance.
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Dex March 31, 2021 at 11:02 PM
As mentioned by Root, you can only compare CPUs using clockspeed when they are built on the same architecture. One CPU architecture will oftentimes be capable of more or fewer operations per clock cycle than another. It's possible (and common) for a CPU with a lower clockspeed to be more powerful than one with a higher clockspeed and a less advanced architecture. Doing more work per clock cycle is usually preferable to higher clockspeeds from the standpoint of power/heat efficiency.
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Sharul June 18, 2021 at 08:36 AM
Its SD 865 plus ... ( not just sd865 ) its an over clocked version of sd865 ... That's y it has got higher clock speed than normal once....
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Mr Sinha January 15, 2021 at 10:24 AM
Why SD 888 have lower Gigahertz than SD 865+ Ratio is _ 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) : 1x 3.1 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) What is reason?
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DanielZ January 21, 2021 at 09:33 AM
Architecture is one reason as well as size. 865+ is 7nm 888 is 5nm Yes 2nm might seem insignificant but it's 2nm smaller in each and everyone one of the billions of transistors! Where the distance of millions of bits of data are transferred is greatly reduced, thus results in faster speeds, better efficiency and less energy consumption. Not to mention because it is smaller they can fit in more transistors as well.
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Dex March 31, 2021 at 11:03 PM
As DanielZ mentioned, higher clockspeeds only equate to better performance when comparing CPUs of the same architecture. SD 865+ and SD 888 are different architectures that do a different amount of work per clock cycle.
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Qualcomm thick boy December 7, 2022 at 08:37 AM
Because the Cortex X1 core is that much powerful it doesn't need to be clocked higher to get better performance.
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Valentino Rossi December 2, 2020 at 01:56 AM
The real G.O.A.T is Valentino Rossi in MotoGP and Michael Schumacher in Formula One
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But y doe January 24, 2021 at 01:38 PM
But y comment this here mate? As an f1 fan and someone who likes motorbike racing i agree but y here?
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Lol June 2, 2021 at 02:34 AM
But y doe, Just lol. Thats funny. I like the 888 because single core is about on par with bionic finally.
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Qualcomm thick boy December 7, 2022 at 08:40 AM
Lol, And it took them about 2 years to achieve the level of performance that A13 bionic had. Lol.
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