Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 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 865
758192
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3115282
CPU232691679852
GPU1955411283493
Memory142021646515
UX188011505422
NanoReview Score7581923115282
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3875
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
n/a
Stability91 %n/a
Graphics Test23 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
1117
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3393
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3274
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
11515
File Compression150.9 MB/s421.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser84.1 pages/s268 pages/s
PDF Rendering109.4 MP/sec300.8 MP/sec
Background Blur10.4 frames/s42.4 frames/s
Photo Processing32.6 frames/s115.6 frames/s
Image Detection74.7 frames/s353.8 frames/s
HDR102.4 MP/sec339.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.19 MP/sec14.1 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 60 FPS (Ultra) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 61 FPS (Ultra) n/a
FortniteFortnite 30 FPS (Ultra) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 59 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro (1080x2340) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2x 4.6 GHz -
- 6x 3.63 GHz -
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2840 4600
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 4 MB 16 MB
Process tech. 7 nm 3 nm
Transistor count 10.3 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 5 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 650 n/a
Architecture Adreno 600 n/a
GPU Frequency 587 MHz n/a
Execution Units 3 n/a
Shader Units 256 n/a
Total shader 768 n/a
FLOPS 901.6 GFLOPS 3990 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 n/a
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 698 Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 44 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 16 GB n/a

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 3.0
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels n/a
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- 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 X55 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 MB/s n/a
Upload speed Up to 3000 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.1 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2019 yr September, 2025 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename SM8250-AB SM8850

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 the clear winner in this comparison.

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