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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
—Inno Score
33.1CPU49.3
27.3GPU28.4
49.1Benchmarks54.2
—AIspec-based49.3
32.1Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8609 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 860

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+

  • Stronger CPU score: 49 vs 33
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 54 vs 49
  • 55% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 184,634 vs 118,830
  • 47% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,223 vs 830
  • 29% higher Max bandwidth: 44 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
Announced20212020
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)10 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A551x3.1 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.96 GHz3.1 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
GPUQualcomm Adreno 640Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU clock700 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 690Qualcomm Hexagon 698
AI performance—15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-5500
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s44 GB/s+29%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
ModemSnapdragon X15 LTESnapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.15.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
Max display4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 860Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
AnTuTu 11795,334Bottom 31%972,371+22%Bottom 43%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)294,736Bottom 31%360,403+22%Bottom 47%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)118,830Bottom 27%184,634+55%Bottom 51%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)160,316Bottom 35%163,760+2%Bottom 40%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)221,452Bottom 31%263,574+19%Bottom 43%
AnTuTu 12923,253Bottom 37%993,593+8%Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,037Top 50%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,038Top 47%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme830Bottom 50%1,223+47%Top 40%

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