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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 778G

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
VS
Snapdragon 778G
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 778G

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and Snapdragon 778G (Adreno 642). 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

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 8 Plus Gen 1
  • Performs 3.3x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 81%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1420K vs 783K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~64%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • 33% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
vs
Snapdragon 778G

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 537485 326426
GPU 241551 101452
Memory 254727 119484
UX 387045 236244
Total score 1420808 783606
Samples [116 tests] [113 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 190.8 MB/sec 157.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 126.3 pages/sec 70.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 164.1 Mpixels/sec 113.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 114.8 images/sec 55.4 images/sec
HDR 141.5 Mpixels/sec 91.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 16 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Photo processing 37.7 images/sec 26.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.69 Mpixels/sec 4.17 Mpixels/sec
Samples 72 tests 68 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 8.63 images/sec 3.5 images/sec
Face detection 5.22 images/sec 1.57 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.35 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 24.4 Gpixels/sec 5.75 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 666.6 FPS 370.4 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 39 tests 26 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 856 225
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 6 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2756 686
Stability 44% 99%
Graphics test 16 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12737 10945
Video editing score 7462 6994
Data manipulation score 12439 9642
Photo editing score 32017 24463
Writing score 16257 14285
Phones tested 5 models 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 59 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 42 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 47 FPS
[Ultra]		 27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 49 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 120 FPS
[Ultra]		 94 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 53 FPS
[High]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
1080 x 2400		 Realme GT Master Edition
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 8 Plus Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-27 (Pelman)AnTuTu 121599800
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-25 (Escafano)AnTuTu 121673321
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-24 (Euro Fighter Typhoon)AnTuTu 121645040
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-24 (Nothing)AnTuTu 121364146
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-21 (T0rt1lla)AnTuTu 121572879
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-16 -> AbdullrahmanHAnTuTu 12724653
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-16 (Huybu)AnTuTu 12995795
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-15 -> FlopsAnTuTu 12895764
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-15 -> DuduSMistrzGeekbench 7 GPU1417
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-15 -> DuduSMistrzGeekbench 7 CPU874 / 2866
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Snapdragon 778G

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510		 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 642
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 900 MHz 550 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 512 256
Total shaders 1024 512
FLOPS 1843.2 Gigaflops 563.2 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 Hexagon 770

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 192MP, 2x 36MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K 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 Snapdragon X65 X53
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2022 May 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8475 SM7325
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G

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