Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
98
out 100
VS
51
out 100
Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4), vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. 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 | 602481 | 237856 |
| GPU | 1165880 | 281535 |
| Memory | 534209 | 125373 |
| UX | 442171 | 174897 |
| NanoReview Score | 2744741 | 819661 |
| Stability | n/a | 90 % |
| Graphics Test | 143 fps | 25 fps |
| File Compression | 382.4 MB/s | 148.4 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 229.7 pages/s | 85.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 259.3 MP/sec | 113.5 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 33.5 frames/s | 10.8 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 90.1 frames/s | 28.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 239.8 frames/s | 72.7 frames/s |
| HDR | 324 MP/sec | 102.4 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 12.8 MP/sec | 4.18 MP/sec |
Games
 PUBG Mobile |
120 FPS (Ultra) | 88 FPS (Ultra) |
 Call of Duty: Mobile |
120 FPS (Ultra) | 59 FPS (Ultra) |
 Fortnite |
60 FPS (Ultra) | 27 FPS (Ultra) |
 Shadowgun Legends |
120 FPS (Ultra) | 102 FPS (Ultra) |
 World of Tanks Blitz |
120 FPS (Ultra) | 107 FPS (Ultra) |
 Genshin Impact |
120 FPS (Ultra) | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
60 FPS (Ultra) | 49 FPS (Ultra) |
| Device | Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | Xiaomi Black Shark 4 (1080x2400) |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L) - 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M) |
- 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) - 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4320 | 3200 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | n/a | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 24 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor count | n/a | 10.3 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 8.2 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 830 | Adreno 650 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 670 MHz |
| Execution Units | 3 | 3 |
| Shader Units | 512 | 256 |
| Total shader | 1536 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 1029.1 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon | Hexagon 698 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Bus | 2x32 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 85.4 Gbit/s | 44 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 4.0 - UFS 4.1 |
- UFS 3.0 - UFS 3.1 |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2540 pixels | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Camera | 1x320 pixels | 1x200 pixels |
| Video recording | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 | X55 |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 22 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 MB/s | Up to 7500 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | Up to 3000 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - SBAS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | October, 2024 yr | January, 2021 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | SM8750-AB | SM8250-AC |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 8
