Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • GPU: Adreno 740
  • Cores: 8
  • Clock: 3200 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 – an 8-core chipset that was announced on November 15, 2022, and is manufactured using a 4-nanometer process technology. It has 1 core Cortex-X3 at 3200 MHz, 2 cores Cortex-A715 at 2800 MHz, 2 cores Cortex-A710 at 2800 MHz, and 3 cores Cortex-A510 at 2000 MHz.

Review

CPU Performance
64
Gaming Performance
43
Battery life
91
NanoReview Score
63
Compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with other SoCs

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1757044
CPU 553922
GPU 434880
Memory 311861
UX 456381
Total score 1757044

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
2004
Multi-Core Score
5311
Asset compression 218.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 145.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 168.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 133 images/sec
HDR 167.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 18.8 images/sec
Photo processing 34.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.78 Mpixels/sec
Samples 132 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
9254
Background blur 12.3 images/sec
Face detection 5.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.53 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.56 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 32.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 2177.4 FPS
API OpenCL
Samples 66 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
1092
Score 1092
Stability 67%
Graphics test 8 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
5312
Score 5312
Stability 67%
Graphics test 20 FPS
Section 1 23 FPS
Section 2 20 FPS
Section 3 17 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
3667
Score 3667
Stability 45%
Graphics test 21 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
15557
Web score 13957
Video editing score 7265
Data manipulation score 14272
Photo editing score 32179
Writing score 17828
Phones tested 9 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 90 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 56 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends 118 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 120 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Device ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1116 x 2480
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
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> Saad_irqAnTuTu 121959121
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 -> sento raitoAnTuTu 122035354
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (bySK1LL)AnTuTu 121974839
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Babababi)AnTuTu 121953931
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 -> RennsportCPU Throttle80%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 -> RennsportCPU Throttle72%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Moha_X)AnTuTu 121931558
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Bo)AnTuTu 121822126

Smartphones

Click on the device name to view detailed information
Phones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2AnTuTu v11
1. Oppo Find X6 Pro1933763
2. OnePlus Ace 2 Pro1908978
3. OnePlus Ace 31907512
4. Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate1899814
5. Vivo X90 Pro Plus1869058
6. OnePlus 111846250
7. OnePlus 12R1844595
8. ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra1842269
9. Asus ROG Phone 71828576
10. ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro1825719

Specifications

Detailed specifications of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC with Adreno 740 graphics

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8
Frequency 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers
Transistor count 16 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8.5 W
Manufacturing TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 740
Architecture Adreno 700
GPU frequency 680 MHz
Pipelines 3
Shading units 512
Total shaders 1536
FLOPS 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0
DirectX version 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 67.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70
4G support LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2022
Class Flagship
Model number SM8550-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Notes
    - There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.

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Alix IQ August 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Snapdragon 8 gen 2 , IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (GOAT)
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KarlderaL March 24, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Legend never dies!!!
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Ryu November 19, 2025 at 02:21 PM
I believe this is the best processor in terms of power/price available today, as the high-end phones that use it continue to drop in price. S23 plus, Xiaomi 13 pro, Moto edge 40 pro, Poco F6 pro, OnePlus 12R are very good examples.
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Charlie December 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Nawh I won't recommend anybody getting OnePlus light saber phones Xiaomi 13 pro and the f6 are pretty much better also moto is still decent
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Anonim September 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
How did the CPU score suddenly increase so much?
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Oppo find x5 user September 24, 2025 at 02:15 PM
It seems that there's a problem with AnTuTu v11 because the CPU score should be the GPU score. I don't know if anyone of the AnTuTu dev know about that (it's only snapdragon 8 gen 2 processor problem)
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zoomparis September 13, 2025 at 01:55 AM
Still can play all games up till today late 2025. Snapdragon 8 gen 2 is truly a legend!!
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Irfan May 22, 2025 at 02:51 PM
I'm Oppo A37fw 2GB RAM 16GB ROM with Snapdragon 410 Quad core 1.2Ghz processor and it has the biggest life of 8 years
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Irfan May 22, 2025 at 01:52 PM
Anyone can't beats Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 because it is the first processor with 100% gaming performance in its era, Qualcomm Snapdragon processors are born for gaming.
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akp831 May 22, 2025 at 03:29 PM
"Casually" stares at Snapdragon 685
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Joe April 16, 2025 at 08:34 AM
Pipelines 2 -> 3 Shading units 768 -> 512
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Oppo find x5 user February 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Didn't seen any phones with snapdragon 8 gen 2 score less than 605000 in GPU on AnTuTu . They should update there refrance .
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User December 13, 2024 at 02:28 AM
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Max bandwidth 64 Gbit/s.
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MasterSoC December 2, 2024 at 04:17 AM
Hey! Please update the shaders units to 768 and total shaders to 1536. They align well with the GFLOPS value as well.
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Serhii December 2, 2024 at 09:44 AM
Done, thank you for the information.
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Akinbey October 11, 2024 at 02:41 PM
For galaxy galaxy is actually 3681 flops? or has it been updated?
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Serhii October 12, 2024 at 06:02 AM
It is actually 2208.8 gflops, thank you for comment.
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Customer October 4, 2024 at 07:04 PM
How can gpu be 2086 flops?
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Serhii October 9, 2024 at 07:27 AM
Just check Wiki, thank you for a comment.
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Customer Xxx September 8, 2024 at 02:30 PM
My S23 managed to get 2117 vs 5592 points, I shared the results. It has much higher scores than what is written in the multi-core numerical results.
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Jay July 3, 2024 at 11:22 AM
I really respect and admire Snapdragon processors. They are always the best; excellent CPUs, excellent GPUs
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Khaos September 1, 2024 at 09:41 PM
You are indeed very obsessed over Qualcomm. Don't get me wrong, Snapdragon powered phones have been some of the best across the market and they deliver great performance as well, it's just that they are priced ridiculously high and not everyone can tend to afford such high-end hardware.
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Jay October 7, 2024 at 06:08 AM
Khaos, Say whatever shit you like! That what's you came here for!!
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Loc October 7, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Khaos, Hey, but there are some phone produced by xiaomi that only focus on the chipset and then everything else suck. Like note 12 turbo or turbo 3 with snap 8s gen 3 with a very reasonable price
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Khaos October 7, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Loc, I guess I'll have to look once again at my nearby mall. I don't know, maybe because it's been seeling less and less phone brands equipped with a Snapdragon chipset, wouldn't hurt to see one powered by the 8 Gen 3 there because they already had the Iphone 15 Pro Max for sale at one of the stalls
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Khaos October 8, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Jay, You call it hate-spreading, I call it skepticism. Over-pricing has been in the tech industry for a long time now, even in the realm of smartphones. Be it Qualcomm, MediaTek, or Apple, we consumers sometimes buy whatever technological piece can be found in the market only to end up with less bang for the buck. I'll make myself very clear this time around, I don't take the side of just one company, yet I'll not hesitate in speaking out when comments like yours are starting to run rampant especially when bias is as clear as day and glorification, for better or for worse, threatens the competition
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Jay October 13, 2024 at 05:57 PM
Khaos, So your judgment is that "I'm Obsessed With Qualcomm Snapdragon" Could it even be called judgment?; it was more like nothing but distorted impression or just pure intuition. (it could've been better if you'd used stronger synonym like "lost, dominated") Well, Mr. Jugde, I got no response till you wake up and become rational (BUT I MUST SAY I WAS IMPRESSED BY HOW EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT YOU ARE AND HOW YOUR MIND WORKS IN GENERAL)
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goodddd March 28, 2024 at 03:49 AM
Could you please list all the smartphones that use that specific chip? Unfortunately, a top 10 list will not suffice for the comparison criteria I require.
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Anon December 24, 2023 at 05:53 PM
NanoReview, I suggest adding War Thunder Mobile to the FPS games test. It's a new graphically intensive game.
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Zeno October 13, 2024 at 09:02 PM
I suggest that I will touch u
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Darkich December 16, 2023 at 09:07 PM
Galaxy Tab S9 user. Can report that this chip reaches its maximum in that device. All benchmarks are at the top of all charts for the SD 8 Gen 2.
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Nick February 2, 2023 at 08:27 PM
If they are not waiting for the S23 Ultra benchmarks to upload the correct numbers, I don't even know what to think about the reason why the numbers they've given are that low in comparison to the raw strength of the chipset.
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Joshua February 10, 2023 at 11:38 PM
The only thing I can think of is that Samsung decided to not use the full 100% of 8gen 2 power due to a better battery but other than that I really don't know.
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Nick February 16, 2023 at 09:28 PM
Joshua, It really seems like that's the case. Either way, chippers nowadays have very little difference in terms of raw performance, so sacrificing a bit of that performance for more battery life is the wisest option. However, this ranking should be about the maximum the chips have to offer.
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Chipset company January 29, 2023 at 02:12 PM
8 Gen 2 is definitely impressive Because its core structure is impressive 1+4+3( 1 Main core, 2+2= 4 performance core, and 3 efficiency core). 1+4+3 that means πŸ€” I+ Love+ You 🀭🀫
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Irfan May 22, 2025 at 02:49 PM
W bro, then define 8 gen 3 structure please 1+3+2+2
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Voided January 26, 2023 at 07:25 PM
Can someone give me a comparison between the Apple M2 and the 8 gen 2 I've been thinking about getting an iPad 12.9 6th gen instead of the one plus 11?
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alright January 28, 2023 at 07:10 PM
y r u comparing a phone and an iPad? ofc the m2 is more powerful but then in a real-life experience sd 8 gen 2 won't have much difference, to be honest.
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MKPROHD April 21, 2023 at 01:00 PM
They are made for entirely different functions, if you want to buy a phone, then why consider a tablet? performance is not the only thing that you should consider, it'll be kinda like comparing a laptop with a laptop chip like Ryzen 9 7940HS with an M2 iPad, the laptop absolutely thrashes the M2, but that doesn't mean the iPad is trash now.
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androidos November 22, 2022 at 04:57 PM
8 gen 2 even had 1.3 mils in one bench I saw on the gsm arena.
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kitty <3 November 16, 2022 at 07:31 PM
finally surpassed a14, a13 took them 3 years wth
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Yi Long Ma November 18, 2022 at 03:10 PM
Well, Snapdragon may have passed the a14 and a13 in terms of CPU for "3 years," but one thing that Snapdragon is dominating is its GPU, and holy, even the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 beats the A16 in 3D Mark Wild Life at 1440p. Imagine what the 8 Gen 2 and 8+ Gen 2 would do in the GPU department, which is why Snapdragon dominates the GPU section!
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S22ultra user November 22, 2022 at 05:43 AM
Yi Long Ma, where surpassed a16 in 3d mark? a16 can be rock stable at 60 fps in any game, sdg2 struggles.
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User November 29, 2022 at 10:06 PM
S22ultra user, Lol, neither u have an iphone 14 pro nor any sd 8gen 2 phone released globally.
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Just a comment January 19, 2023 at 05:24 PM
Yi Long Ma, On which planet? Because their main difference is the power consumption, and the 1-2W less power consumption also gives the opportunity to Apple to run the game on stable performance for longer. A good GPU only counts if your CPU is not weak. Just calculate the percent of the CPU side if you need about 1500 Geekbench score performance. One of them will run on 100% the other is only on 80%, that 300-400Mhz clock speed difference is visible in power consumption/heat generation too and the GPU can also throttle because of the extra heat from the CPU side.
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Parmeswar June 25, 2023 at 03:21 PM
S22ultra user, Because they don't have their own OS for their chipset that's why their performance is not satisfied.
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Ashborn June 9, 2026 at 06:21 PM
Just a comment, Are you hungry? Because this ain't it You just right in theory because Apple has worse cooling in reality
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