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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
48.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
—Inno Score
41.7CPU49.3
40.6GPU28.4
58.4Benchmarks54.2
—AIspec-based49.3
64.1Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 11 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ 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 8 Gen 1

  • Stronger GPU score: 41 vs 28
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 54
  • 104% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,500 vs 1,223
  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 33% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 7.5 Gbps

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+

  • Stronger CPU score: 49 vs 42

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
Announced20212020
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
TDP (typical)10 W—
ArchitectureArmv9Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5101x3.1 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3 GHz3.1 GHz+3%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
GPUAdreno 730Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU clock818 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
NPUHexagon NPUQualcomm Hexagon 698
AI performance—15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5-5500
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+16%44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
ModemSnapdragon X65 5GSnapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download10 Gbps+33%7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.25.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
Max display4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture8K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,150,000972,371Bottom 43%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—360,403Bottom 47%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—184,634Bottom 51%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—163,760Bottom 40%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—263,574Bottom 43%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,720Top 21%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,300Top 29%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,500+104%Top 31%1,223Bottom 48%

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