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Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G
22Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
—Inno Score
24CPU30.7
20.8GPU25.2
—AIspec-based43.4
20Efficiencyspec-based52
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 24
  • Stronger GPU score: 25 vs 21
  • 184% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 834 vs 294
  • 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
  • 32% higher Max download: 3.3 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
Announced20212021
Process8 nm5 nm+37%
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A551x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.2 GHz2.4 GHz+9%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
GPUQualcomm Adreno 619Qualcomm Adreno 642

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686Qualcomm Hexagon 770
AI performance—12 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-4200
Max bandwidth17.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
ModemSnapdragon X51 5GSnapdragon X53 5G Modem-RF System
Max download2.5 Gbps3.3 Gbps+32%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.25.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K HDR

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G
Geekbench 6 (single)746Bottom 30%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,917Bottom 27%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme294Bottom 21%834+184%Bottom 50%

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