Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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 870
819661
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
913477
CPU237856244750
GPU281535305779
Memory125373162981
UX174897199967
NanoReview Score819661913477
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
4334
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
5824
Stability90 %63 %
Graphics Test25 fps34 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
1141
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
1427
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
3317
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
3423
File Compression148.4 MB/s160.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser85.5 pages/s99.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering113.5 MP/sec125.2 MP/sec
Background Blur10.8 frames/s11.5 frames/s
Photo Processing28.3 frames/s28 frames/s
Image Detection72.7 frames/s68.5 frames/s
HDR102.4 MP/sec87.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.18 MP/sec4.77 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 88 FPS (Ultra) 83 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 27 FPS (Ultra) 26 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 102 FPS (Ultra) 89 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 107 FPS (Ultra) 112 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 60 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 49 FPS (Ultra) 58 FPS (Ultra)
Device Xiaomi Black Shark 4 (1080x2400) Asus Zenfone 8 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 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)
- 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3200 2840
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 7 nm 5 nm
Transistor count 10.3 billion 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) 6 W 8 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 650 Adreno 660
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 670 MHz 840 MHz
Execution Units 3 3
Shader Units 256 256
Total shader 768 768
FLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS 1290.2 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 780

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 24 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 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X55 X60
4G Support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3000 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced January, 2021 yr December, 2020 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename SM8250-AC SM8350

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