Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs 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.
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 Plus Gen 1
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 888
- Performs 43% better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
- Shows better (up to 25%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1420K vs 1135K
- 13% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2840 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
- Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 537485 | 406119 |
| GPU | 241551 | 233383 |
| Memory | 254727 | 188085 |
| UX | 387045 | 308291 |
| Total score | 1420808 | 1135878 |
| Samples | [116 tests] | [127 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 190.8 MB/sec | 156.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 126.3 pages/sec | 86.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 164.1 Mpixels/sec | 104.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 114.8 images/sec | 72.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 141.5 Mpixels/sec | 104.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 16 images/sec | 12.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 37.7 images/sec | 26.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.69 Mpixels/sec | 4.04 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 72 tests | 49 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 8.63 images/sec | 7.75 images/sec |
| Face detection | 5.22 images/sec | 3.37 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.35 Gpixels/sec | 0.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.43 Gpixels/sec | 0.28 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.43 Gpixels/sec | 0.32 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.09 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 24.4 Gpixels/sec | 13.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 666.6 FPS | 851.2 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 39 tests | 19 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 856 | 505 |
| Stability | 98% | 77% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 4 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 2756 | 1508 |
| Stability | 44% | 91% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 9 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12737 | 12232 |
| Video editing score | 7462 | 7638 |
| Data manipulation score | 12439 | 10494 |
| Photo editing score | 32017 | 29866 |
| Writing score | 16257 | 15219 |
| Phones tested | 5 models | 11 models |
Gaming
| 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.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-01 (Euro Fighterπ¦ ) | AnTuTu 12 | 1676396 |
| π 2026-09-28 -> Strike Eagle | AnTuTu 12 | 1667623 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Abduhakim) | AnTuTu 12 | 1544080 |
| π 2026-09-27 -> Strike Eagle | AnTuTu 12 | 1623425 |
| π 2026-09-25 (Gog) | AnTuTu 12 | 1527301 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (Zha) | AnTuTu 12 | 976692 |
| π 2026-09-10 (Aladdin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1326171 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Aladdin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1326171 |
| π 2026-09-02 -> Notezit | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1412 / 3348 |
| π 2026-08-18 (Soul) | AnTuTu 11 | 1210861 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-X2 3x 2.75 GHz β Cortex-A710 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
1x 2.84 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) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | - | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 10.3 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 730 | Adreno 660 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 900 MHz | 840 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 3 |
| Shading units | 512 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 1843.2 Gigaflops | 1290.2 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 780 |
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 3.1 | 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 10000 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | Up to 3000 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 | SM8475 | SM8350 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site |
| Successor | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
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