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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
45.6Inno Score
45.6CPU37.3
37.5GPU33.9
—Benchmarks55.9
29AIspec-based64
20Efficiencyspec-based55.9
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ 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 855+

  • Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 37
  • Stronger GPU score: 38 vs 34

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

  • 275% higher Max download: 7.5 Gbps vs 2 Gbps
  • 271% higher AI performance: 26 TOPS vs 7 TOPS
  • 50% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 24% higher GPU clock: 840 MHz vs 675 MHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855+Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Announced20192020
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855+Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A551x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.96 GHz+4%2.84 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855+Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
GPUQualcomm Adreno 640Adreno 660
GPU clock675 MHz840 MHz+24%

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855+Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690Hexagon 780
AI performance7 TOPS26 TOPS+271%

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855+Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s51.2 GB/s+50%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855+Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
ModemSnapdragon X24 LTESnapdragon X60 5G
Max download2 Gbps7.5 Gbps+275%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855+Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max display4K HDR4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K HDR8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 855+Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
AnTuTu—1,040,324Top 50%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—379,461Bottom 51%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—169,822Bottom 47%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—200,968Top 45%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—290,073Top 48%
AnTuTu 12—1,152,346Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,480Top 29%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,595Top 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,491Top 33%

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