Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
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 8 Gen 1
1169574
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
2744741
CPU315665602481
GPU4268181165880
Memory192834534209
UX234257442171
NanoReview Score11695742744741
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
6718
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
23881
Graphics Test40 fps143 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1661
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4002
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
9723
File Compression154.9 MB/s382.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser112.7 pages/s229.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering147.2 MP/sec259.3 MP/sec
Background Blur13.8 frames/s33.5 frames/s
Photo Processing36.3 frames/s90.1 frames/s
Image Detection94 frames/s239.8 frames/s
HDR122 MP/sec324 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.39 MP/sec12.8 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 88 FPS (Ultra) 120 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS (Ultra) 120 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 42 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 89 FPS (Ultra) 120 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS (Ultra) 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 40 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT (1080x2400) Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
- 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3000 4320
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB 24 MB
L3 Cache 6 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 5.3 W 8.2 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 730 Adreno 830
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 512 512
Total shader 1024 1536
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 5333 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 - UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2540 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 Snapdragon X80
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3670 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.3 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced December, 2021 yr October, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename SM8450 SM8750-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) the clear winner in this comparison.

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