Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 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 | 244750 | 367514 |
| GPU | 305779 | 596874 |
| Memory | 162981 | 300073 |
| UX | 199967 | 297159 |
| NanoReview Score | 913477 | 1561620 |
| Stability | 63 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 34 fps | 77 fps |
| File Compression | 160.7 MB/s | 210 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 99.4 pages/s | 153.9 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 125.2 MP/sec | 153.3 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 11.5 frames/s | 17.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 28 frames/s | 51.9 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 68.5 frames/s | 128.6 frames/s |
| HDR | 87.1 MP/sec | 159.7 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 4.77 MP/sec | 5.92 MP/sec |
Games
PUBG Mobile |
83 FPS (Ultra) | 90 FPS (Ultra) |
Call of Duty: Mobile |
60 FPS (Ultra) | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
Fortnite |
26 FPS (Ultra) | 56 FPS (Ultra) |
Shadowgun Legends |
89 FPS (Ultra) | 118 FPS (Ultra) |
World of Tanks Blitz |
112 FPS (Ultra) | 120 FPS (Ultra) |
Genshin Impact |
60 FPS (Ultra) | 59 FPS (Ultra) |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
58 FPS (Ultra) | 59 FPS (Ultra) |
| Device | Asus Zenfone 8 (1080x2400) | ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro (1116x2480) |
Processor
| Architecture | - 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) |
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 | 3200 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | n/a |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | 16 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 8 W | 8.5 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 660 | Adreno 740 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Execution Units | 3 | 3 |
| Shader Units | 256 | 512 |
| Total shader | 768 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon 780 | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 67.2 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 3.0 - UFS 3.1 |
- UFS 3.1 - UFS 4.0 |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2160 pixels | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Camera | 1x200 pixels | 1x200 pixels |
| Video recording | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 8K at 30FPS | 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 | X60 | Snapdragon X70 |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 MB/s | Up to 10000 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 MB/s | Up to 3500 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - SBAS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - SBAS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | December, 2020 yr | November, 2022 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | SM8350 | SM8550-AB |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 24
PUBG Mobile
Call of Duty: Mobile
Fortnite
Shadowgun Legends
World of Tanks Blitz
Genshin Impact
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang