Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
167228
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1561620
CPU61394367514
GPU16162596874
Memory45586300073
UX44086297159
NanoReview Score1672281561620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
159
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13003
Graphics Test1 fps77 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
189
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1991
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
862
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5299
File Compression62.9 MB/s210 MB/s
HTML5 Browser27.2 pages/s153.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering27.4 MP/sec153.3 MP/sec
Background Blur1.19 frames/s17.1 frames/s
Photo Processing6.81 frames/s51.9 frames/s
Image Detection9.55 frames/s128.6 frames/s
HDR26.5 MP/sec159.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing1.67 MP/sec5.92 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 90 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 118 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro (1116x2480)

Processor

Architecture 8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2000 3200
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 8 MB
Process tech. 14 nm 4 nm
Transistor count 2 billion 16 billion
Power (TDP) 5 W 8.5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 506 Adreno 740
Architecture Adreno 500 Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 680 MHz
Execution Units 1 3
Shader Units 48 512
Total shader 48 1536
FLOPS 62.4 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 11 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 546 Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR3 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 933 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 1x32 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 7.46 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type eMMC 5.1 - UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 1900x1200 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x24 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X9 Snapdragon X70
4G Support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 7
Bluetooth version 4.1 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced February, 2016 yr November, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MSM8953 SM8550-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 the clear winner in this comparison.

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