Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 367514 | 679852 |
| GPU | 596874 | 1283493 |
| Memory | 300073 | 646515 |
| UX | 297159 | 505422 |
| NanoReview Score | 1561620 | 3115282 |
| Graphics Test | 77 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 210 MB/s | 421.4 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 153.9 pages/s | 268 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 153.3 MP/sec | 300.8 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 17.1 frames/s | 42.4 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 51.9 frames/s | 115.6 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 128.6 frames/s | 353.8 frames/s |
| HDR | 159.7 MP/sec | 339.4 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 5.92 MP/sec | 14.1 MP/sec |
Games
PUBG Mobile |
90 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Call of Duty: Mobile |
60 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Fortnite |
56 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Shadowgun Legends |
118 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
World of Tanks Blitz |
120 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Genshin Impact |
59 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
59 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
| Device | ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro (1116x2480) | n/a |
Processor
| Architecture | - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) |
- 2x 4.6 GHz - - 6x 3.63 GHz - |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 | 4600 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | n/a |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Transistor count | 16 billion | n/a |
| Power (TDP) | 8.5 W | n/a |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 740 | n/a |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | n/a |
| Execution Units | 3 | n/a |
| Shader Units | 512 | n/a |
| Total shader | 1536 | n/a |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 3990 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | n/a |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | n/a |
| DirectX | 12.1 | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 67.2 Gbit/s | n/a |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | n/a |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 3.1 - UFS 4.0 |
- UFS 4.0 - UFS 4.1 |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2160 pixels | n/a |
| Camera | 1x200 pixels | 1x320 pixels |
| Video recording | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 | n/a |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 MB/s | n/a |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | n/a |
| Wi-Fi version | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - SBAS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | November, 2022 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | SM8550-AB | SM8850 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
PUBG Mobile
Call of Duty: Mobile
Fortnite
Shadowgun Legends
World of Tanks Blitz
Genshin Impact
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang