Snapdragon 888 Plus vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus (with Adreno 660 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (Adreno 730). 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 8 Gen 1
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 888 Plus
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
- Performs 30% better in floating-point computations
- Better instruction set architecture
- Shows better (up to 7%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1294K vs 1208K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 427402 | 490530 |
| GPU | 237850 | 202615 |
| Memory | 183144 | 221583 |
| UX | 360388 | 380143 |
| Total score | 1208784 | 1294871 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [90 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 168.9 MB/sec | 151.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 108.6 pages/sec | 104.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 136.9 Mpixels/sec | 124.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 89.6 images/sec | 88.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 124 Mpixels/sec | 119.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 14.4 images/sec | 12.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 34.3 images/sec | 38.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.61 Mpixels/sec | 4.49 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 3 tests | 54 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 11.3 images/sec | 9.81 images/sec |
| Face detection | 5.76 images/sec | 4.42 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.34 Gpixels/sec | 0.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.46 Gpixels/sec | 0.36 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.38 Gpixels/sec | 0.41 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.08 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 6.49 Gpixels/sec | 15.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 552.5 FPS | 1079.5 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 2 tests | 30 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 729 |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1252 | 2255 |
| Stability | 97% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 13 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10869 | 13237 |
| Video editing score | 7477 | 7311 |
| Data manipulation score | 10013 | 10976 |
| Photo editing score | 27933 | 27827 |
| Writing score | 14232 | 15631 |
| Phones tested | - | 16 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 88 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 42 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 89 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 114 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 40 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Poco F4 GT 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-22 (kukuhatop2281337) | AnTuTu 11 | 1208784 |
| π 2025-12-15 (Lucas) | AnTuTu 11 | 1200817 |
| π 2025-12-08 (WrongButton) | AnTuTu 11 | 1156304 |
| π 2025-09-18 (edge30fusionhype) | AnTuTu 11 | 1235608 |
| π 2024-05-04 (Marcel Pipek) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5117 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-05 -> NoobMiok | AnTuTu 12 | 1537645 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Ray white) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 914 / 3141 |
| π 2026-10-05 (mirtasd) | AnTuTu 11 | 941860 |
| π 2026-10-05 -> NoobMiok | AnTuTu 12 | 1390628 |
| π 2026-10-03 (Saintrj1) | AnTuTu 12 | 1379215 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 Plus and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.995 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) |
1x 3 GHz β Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz β Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2995 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 5.3 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Adreno 730 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 818 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 256 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 Gigaflops | 1675.3 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 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 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 | Snapdragon X65 |
| 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 3670 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | June 2021 | December 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8350-AC | SM8450 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site |
| Successor | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
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