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Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G
22Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.7Inno Score
24CPU20.8
20.8GPU20.7
20Efficiencyspec-based29.7
7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G scores 22 against 22.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G

  • Stronger CPU score: 24 vs 21
  • 119% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 746 vs 340
  • 118% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,917 vs 880
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 43% lower process: 8 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

  • 75% higher Max bandwidth: 29.9 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20212016
Process8 nm+43%14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A552x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2.2 GHz+2%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUQualcomm Adreno 619Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 686Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth17.1 GB/s29.9 GB/s+75%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemSnapdragon X51 5GSnapdragon X12 LTE
Max download2.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.24.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Geekbench 6 (single)746+119%Bottom 30%340Bottom 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,917+118%Bottom 27%880Bottom 5%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme294+5%Bottom 21%280Bottom 20%

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