Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 870

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and Snapdragon 870 (Adreno 650). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

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Differences
Benchmarks
AnTuTu v11
GeekBench 6
Gaming
Specs
Comments (40)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators

CPU Performance

Single and multi-core processor tests

Snapdragon 888

Snapdragon 870

Gaming Performance

GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan

Snapdragon 888

Snapdragon 870

Battery life

Efficiency of battery consumption

Snapdragon 888

Snapdragon 870

NanoReview Score

Overall chip score

Snapdragon 888

Snapdragon 870

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 (~25%)
Performs 25% better in floating-point computations
Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 44 GB/s)
Shows better (up to 12%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1135K vs 1010K
Better instruction set architecture

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

13% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2840 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

SoC:

Snapdragon 888

Snapdragon 870

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios

Snapdragon 888 +12%

1135878

Snapdragon 870

1010069

CPU	406119	378231
GPU	233383	155526
Memory	188085	174975
UX	308291	301337
Total score	1135878	1010069
Samples	[127 tests]	[102 tests]

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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Single-Core Score

Snapdragon 888 +16%

1500

Snapdragon 870

1298

Multi-Core Score

Snapdragon 888

3537

Snapdragon 870

3520

Asset compression	156.9 MB/sec	160.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser	86.4 pages/sec	86.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	104.6 Mpixels/sec	116.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection	72.9 images/sec	80 images/sec
HDR	104.7 Mpixels/sec	108 Mpixels/sec
Background blur	12.1 images/sec	12 images/sec
Photo processing	26.5 images/sec	33.5 images/sec
Ray tracing	4.04 Mpixels/sec	4.41 Mpixels/sec
Samples	49 tests	34 tests

Compute Score (GPU)

Snapdragon 888 +33%

4509

Snapdragon 870

3381

Background blur	7.75 images/sec	5.01 images/sec
Face detection	3.37 images/sec	2.04 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	0.21 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching	0.03 Gpixels/sec	0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching	13.1 Gpixels/sec	10.3 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics	851.2 FPS	650.5 FPS
API	OpenCL	OpenCL
Samples	19 tests	18 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)

3DMark Steel Nomad Light

Snapdragon 888

505

Snapdragon 870

n/a

Score	505	-
Stability	77%	-
Graphics test	4 FPS	-

3DMark Wild Life Extreme

Snapdragon 888 +23%

1508

Snapdragon 870

1224

Score	1508	1224
Stability	91%	99%
Graphics test	9 FPS	7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads

PCMark 3.0

Snapdragon 888 +8%

13229

Snapdragon 870

12227

Web score	12232	11701
Video editing score	7638	5825
Data manipulation score	10494	9987
Photo editing score	29866	28690
Writing score	15219	15274
Phones tested	11 models	2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games

PUBG Mobile	83 FPS [Ultra]	88 FPS [Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile	60 FPS [Ultra]	59 FPS [Ultra]
Fortnite	26 FPS [Ultra]	27 FPS [Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends	89 FPS [Ultra]	102 FPS [Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz	112 FPS [Ultra]	107 FPS [Ultra]
Genshin Impact	58 FPS [Ultra]	49 FPS [Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang	60 FPS [Ultra]	60 FPS [Ultra]
Device	Asus Zenfone 8 1080 x 2400	Xiaomi Black Shark 4 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

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-09-02 -> Notezit	GeekBench CPU	1412 / 3348
📘 2026-08-18 (Soul)	AnTuTu	1210861
📘 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962)	GeekBench CPU	1537 / 3989
📘 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962)	AnTuTu	1253342
📘 2026-08-08 -> AlicanTuTu	AnTuTu	1198886

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-09-03 (Disnaro🇧🇷)	AnTuTu	1029687
📘 2026-08-29 (Forsic)	AnTuTu	1020372
📘 2026-08-25 (fx_one_love)	AnTuTu	1090236
📘 2026-08-23 (Ян)	AnTuTu	983640
📘 2026-08-22 (DAP)	AnTuTu	986264

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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 870

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 3.2 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	3200 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	6 W
Manufacturing	Samsung	TSMC

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 660	Adreno 650
Architecture	Adreno 600	Adreno 600
GPU frequency	840 MHz	670 MHz
Pipelines	3	3
Shading units	256	256
Total shaders	768	768
FLOPS	1290.2 Gigaflops	1029.1 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	5.2
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced	December 2020	January 2021
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	SM8350	SM8250-AC
Official page	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site
Successor	- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	-

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?

Snapdragon 888

996 (36.6%)

Snapdragon 870

1723 (63.4%)

Total votes: 2719

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Comments

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Gabriel July 28, 2025 at 06:57 AM

I have tested both and ngl snapdragon 870 is overrated asf bc it has way worse heating problems and if u have tested both u should know that snapdragon 888 gives way better performance than that underclocked snapdragon 870 give me all hate replies u want but snapdragon 888 is way better

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Help! January 24, 2025 at 04:43 AM

My 870 is running very smooth compared to my friends 888 version . Battery performance is terrible in my friends device . ( Device name is not included because i don't wanna show any hate towards any device ) But both are different companies .

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Yeet. February 10, 2025 at 02:12 AM

Probably because the snapdragon 888 uses a samsung 5nm which as you may know suffers from overheating and reduced battery life

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Yeet February 10, 2025 at 02:14 AM

You can also see this happening with the tensor from google which performs horribly compared to other socs who use tsmc instead of samsung in the fabrication process.

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Frank viktoh May 18, 2025 at 08:31 AM

Yeet., Yes I have xiaomi mi 11i with snapdragon 888 by Samsung it handle games very well but over heating is the issue

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anon January 1, 2025 at 03:29 AM

888 is really bad for battery life and heating issue, especially if you live in warm place. I've had 2 difference not devices with it, and both clearly gets hot and battery drain is quite unacceptable. I can verify this as I compared with other devices with better chip.

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Wali October 15, 2024 at 08:20 AM

I had a Poco F3 with Snapdragon 870, and I still do. It has been my pal while playing Genshin Impact and was a killer chip. Though, I recently bought an S24U with 8 gen3, which is even more of a killer chip, but I would say in playing PUBG and Genshin etc. you don't need anything more than 870 as I played perfectly on it. To be honest, I can count on my fingers how many times I lagged while playing Genshin for 2 years, and that's really good. Yes, but I did play it on lower settings though the FPS was maxed at 60 FPS. Didn't have much heating going on either.

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Khalid November 2, 2024 at 10:12 PM

what is your average whether temperature are you living in hot or cool climate whether?

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Rahi June 29, 2025 at 08:30 AM

miui ? or hyperos ? on your f3

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Smoker April 14, 2024 at 07:55 PM

I enjoy playing Nintendo Switch games on my Snapdragon 870. Titles include Batman: Arkham City, Dragonball Z: Kakarot, and Bayonetta 2, using the Yuzu and Suyu emulators. Other processors, such as Dimensity, simply can't handle these expansive games. Only the Snapdragon processor supports custom turnip drivers. Unfortunately, MediaTek, Exynos, and other brands do not support custom drivers, and therefore, they struggle with running these games. You might be able to play a few simple, less demanding games, but for more serious gaming, these alternatives fall short. So, it's a tough break for Mali GPU users.

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Smoker April 27, 2024 at 08:28 AM

How many FPS do you get in the Suyu emulator?

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Aravking counter February 14, 2024 at 04:48 PM

I own both the Mi 11X Pro with a Snapdragon 870 processor and the Mi 11T Pro with a Snapdragon 888 processor. In my experience, the Snapdragon 888 tends to heat up quickly when playing games like Mobile Legends in ultra-high graphics, as well as COD Genshin Impact. The battery also drains quickly when playing high-graphics games.

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Aizen November 6, 2024 at 12:37 PM

Avoid Samsung made cpu....got it

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Master October 30, 2023 at 06:38 AM

The Geekbench 6 score for the Snapdragon 888 is around 1400 for a single core and 3500 for multicore. Meanwhile, my OnePlus 9 scores 1485 for single core and 3583 for multicore.

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Dinal February 5, 2023 at 07:30 PM

SD 870 is better than sd888 and SD 8 gen 1 because is optimized for the devices, I'm a Xiaomi 12x happy user, best buy 2023.

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eden March 30, 2023 at 12:56 PM

im the exact same, came from an s21 plus to a 12x and im happy with it

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Wow January 7, 2023 at 04:51 PM

Guys TBH sd870 is a good SOC. Am playing world of Warcraft (beta) for 4-5 hours and running smoothly.

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Snapdragon gorilla May 30, 2024 at 06:39 AM

The sustained performance of the Snapdragon 865 series is amazing. The Snapdragon 870 is more like a rebranded 865 series, with the difference being in overclocking.

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I Love Xiaomi Phone December 17, 2021 at 05:19 PM

Bro I have mi 11t pro snapdragon 888 5nm no heating I play free fire 6-7 hrs, not any problem in snapdragon 888 5nm No heating problem in snapdragon 888 5nm Snapdragon 888 5nm is very good Snapdragon 870 7nm is not good

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guest user 2291 December 18, 2021 at 12:43 PM

U still playing free fire😂😂😂 in this phone, change ur taste bro play pubg or cod

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Chikni Chameli January 11, 2022 at 06:23 AM

guest user 2291, How about you stop shaming people for what they like, eh? You play pubg, cod, lauda, lassan, good for you, but don't shit on others just to feel good about yourself. And, mobile games aren't "real games" anyways.

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Better than free fire.. January 13, 2022 at 06:54 AM

Playing free fire on mi 11t 😂😂😂😂 Use a low-budget phone for your free fire game. Such as note 5 of mi it also runs you your shit hole game free fire. Play cod mobile in such a beautiful phone 11t. Is op phone for gaming. Play cod mobile, not free fire. A

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IDK January 16, 2022 at 02:58 PM

guest user 2291, You still playing pubg and in this phone, change ur taste bro play genshin impact.

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harsh January 21, 2022 at 10:06 AM

bro try to play some heavy game and u will see a difference

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Karl January 28, 2022 at 03:31 AM

Yo my guy ignore all these people and keep playing what you like, remember no one can change what you like because your life is your choice Have a nice day 👍

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El_Machete February 8, 2022 at 07:33 PM

brother, it's not to make fun of you playing free fire because for tastes the colors but you can't boast like that because free fire is not a game that gets 100% out of 888, obviously, you're going to play 6-7 hours and even much more and without warm up because that game is not demanding at all, so much so that even with an old htc 820 from 2014 you can play without problems. Already with games with Pubg Mobile, Call of Duty Mobile, and New State Mobile there you will see that you do not play more than 4 hours without overheating. and do not say that the 888 is much better than the 870 because it is not.

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Azreal March 4, 2022 at 06:46 PM

Chikni Chameli, Mobile Games are still real games. All games are is a form of interactive media. Mobile games very much fit that description. Now whether you want to say if mobile games are actually any good or not? That's an entirely different story.

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Bitch March 24, 2022 at 10:23 AM

Instead of Playing a Shithole Game Like Free Fire, Try games Such As Pubg: New State, COD, Genshin Impact, Asphalt 9, ARK: Survival What a Noob Kid Still Playing Free Fire In 2022🤣🤣🤣

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erik April 2, 2022 at 02:30 AM

I don't think there is a bad Snapdragon processor. If you want a bad processor.... buy the new Galaxy phone in Europe. Exynos sucks. Big time. That is overheated chips(throttles down), drain battery, and has not the performance of a snapdragon. I won't be buying a Samsung any time soon. Good luck, Samsung. I will buy a much cheaper snapdragon phone from a Chinese brand.

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Some critic April 21, 2022 at 01:29 PM

Chikni Chameli, I know some friends from India, they call it the "chappari game" 💀😂. I got later explained what it means and tbh I think it deserves it, game has no its own unique substance, just a low iq mob/fan service, they literally put the models from film industry. (Out of all things, improving jack animations, better realistic, or higher quality well thought map and terrain, better gameplay/shooter mechanics they opted to do this)😶🥲 I Am so done 💀😭 They have done this to lure players from other countries too.📸📸 The fact that it's the truth, shows this game thrives on mob mentality and service. If the players have demanded better quality maybe the Dev's could also put out a better product/game for everyone. Ig that's not changing soon tho.

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Pkt April 27, 2022 at 01:24 PM

Free fire is not a heavy game

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Sam October 26, 2023 at 09:33 AM

I have both the 870 and 888 phones. The 870 is far superior; it's more stable and consistent. It maintains a constant 80-90 fps in BGMI and the battery life lasts over 6 hours of non-stop gaming. The Realme GT Neo 3T's max temperature is 42°c and apps also load faster on it. On the other hand, the 888 heats up like an iron and experiences battery drainage in just 3 hours and 30 minutes on the Realme GT2 while playing BGMI. It only supports 60 fps. The max temp is 50°c and while gaming it normally reaches 48°c.

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Snapdragon gorilla May 30, 2024 at 06:42 AM

erik, Go ahead and do so and get ready to experience massive throttling.

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M Aeeneh March 25, 2021 at 08:45 PM

I saw a lot of videos of first sd 888 phone xiaomi Mi 11 and overheating is a huge problem on 3dmark test and the phone can't finish the test and faild. I don't understand why Qualcomm release this Cpu with this problem. I hope it gets right in future.

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Wews April 15, 2021 at 03:29 PM

The sd 888 has a little heating problem. It overheats bc xiaomi has poor cooling system. Asus rog 5 heats but a little. The sd 888 will overheat if the software of the phone is prone to overheating. Not all processors overheat.

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Wews August 7, 2021 at 08:51 AM

Wews, i mean if the software continues to push its limits of the chipset it will eventually overheat

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Wews September 8, 2021 at 04:52 AM

Wews, Yeah yeah. Im just not good at english😅

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Www December 14, 2023 at 05:55 AM

Wews, Gaming smartphones have superior cooling systems. Even if you install the same custom ROM on both the Asus and the Xiaomi, the Asus will maintain a lower temperature due to its superior cooling capabilities. No amount of software optimization can rectify this.

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Red May 7, 2024 at 09:54 AM

The 870 is fabricated by TSMC, while the 888 is fabricated by Samsung; that's the only difference. TSMC has experience in the fabrication process that is way more refined and cleaner than Samsung.

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Manong July 28, 2025 at 03:59 AM

Red, 100% facts! Taiwan totally dotted South Korea when manufacturing Snapdragon CPU's. I remember SD845 it throttles quickly and heats up in performing Antutu. Now I am keeping eye of "Samsung" fabricated cpu's, they're kind of fault.

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