Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
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 845
455674
CPU232691134774
GPU195541137678
Memory14202181181
UX188011102041
NanoReview Score758192455674
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3875
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
1663
Stability91 %94 %
Graphics Test23 fps9 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
1117
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3274
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
2074
File Compression150.9 MB/s104.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser84.1 pages/s68.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering109.4 MP/sec74.9 MP/sec
Background Blur10.4 frames/s6.01 frames/s
Photo Processing32.6 frames/s20.5 frames/s
Image Detection74.7 frames/s18.1 frames/s
HDR102.4 MP/sec71.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.19 MP/sec3.02 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 60 FPS (Ultra) 53 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 61 FPS (Ultra) 55 FPS (High)
FortniteFortnite 30 FPS (Ultra) 28 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 48 FPS (High)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 59 FPS (Ultra) 56 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro (1080x2340) Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (1080x2246)

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)
- 4/2.8 (Kryo 385 Gold Cortex-A75)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 385 Silver Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2840 2800
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 256 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 2 MB
Process tech. 7 nm 10 nm
Transistor count 10.3 billion 3 billion
Power (TDP) 5 W 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 650 Adreno 630
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 710 MHz
Execution Units 3 2
Shader Units 256 256
Total shader 768 512
FLOPS 901.6 GFLOPS 727 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
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 698 Hexagon 685

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 8 GB

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 2.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x192 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X55 X20
4G Support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 7500 MB/s Up to 1200 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3000 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced December, 2019 yr December, 2017 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename SM8250-AB SDM845

Results

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

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