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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 888

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
VS
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 888

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and Snapdragon 888 (Adreno 660). 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 v9
  5. GeekBench 5
  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/Vulcan
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
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 888
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 34%) AnTuTu 9 score – 1071K vs 800K
  • Announced 1-year and 6-months later
  • 13% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2840 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
vs
Snapdragon 888

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 245800 211249
GPU 471042 304417
Memory 182183 139986
UX 182969 152836
Total score 1071892 800989
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GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression 212.4 Mpixels/s 177.1 Mpixels/s
Face detection 31.3 images/s 26.5 images/s
Speech recognition 83.5 words/s 67.7 words/s
Machine learning 85 images/s 59.9 images/s
Camera shooting 43 images/s 37.5 images/s
HTML 5 4.58 Mnodes/s 3.96 Mnodes/s
SQLite 1260 Krows/s 1060 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 61% 91%
Graphics test 58 FPS 30 FPS
Score 9706 5107

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 83 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 47 FPS
[Ultra]		 26 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 89 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 120 FPS
[Ultra]		 112 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 58 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
1080 x 2400		 Asus Zenfone 8
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510		 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)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 2840 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP - 10 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 660
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 900 MHz 840 MHz
Execution units - 2
Shading units - 512
FLOPS - 1720 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 780
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 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 Snapdragon X65 X60
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 316 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 December 2020
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number - SM8350
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site

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