Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
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 888
913477
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
737495
CPU244750208809
GPU305779204264
Memory162981140912
UX199967183510
NanoReview Score913477737495
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
5824
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
4180
Stability63 %82 %
Graphics Test34 fps25 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
1427
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
1162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
3423
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
3276
File Compression160.7 MB/s153 MB/s
HTML5 Browser99.4 pages/s87 pages/s
PDF Rendering125.2 MP/sec104.3 MP/sec
Background Blur11.5 frames/s10.4 frames/s
Photo Processing28 frames/s29.5 frames/s
Image Detection68.5 frames/s77.8 frames/s
HDR87.1 MP/sec104.9 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.77 MP/sec4.11 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 83 FPS (Ultra) 74 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (Ultra) 28 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 89 FPS (Ultra) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS (Ultra) 104 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 60 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (High)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 58 FPS (Ultra) 56 FPS (Ultra)
Device Asus Zenfone 8 (1080x2400) Asus ROG Phone 3 (1080x2340)

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)
- 1x 3.1 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 Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2840 3100
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 5 nm 7 nm
Transistor count 10.3 billion 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) 8 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 660 Adreno 650
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 675 MHz
Execution Units 3 3
Shader Units 256 256
Total shader 768 768
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 1036.8 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 780 Hexagon 698

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 16 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 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS 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 X60 X55
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 December, 2020 yr July, 2020 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename SM8350 SM8250-AB

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