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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Qualcomm's mid-cycle rescue: the same 8 Gen 1 design ported from Samsung to TSMC 4nm, cutting power around 30% while nudging the Cortex-X2 to 3.2 GHz. It turned 2022's hottest flagship silicon into one of the year's best gaming chips.
Pros
- Roughly 30% lower power than 8 Gen 1
- TSMC 4nm tamed the thermals
- Proven Adreno 730 gaming performance
- 3.2 GHz Cortex-X2 prime core
Cons
- Architecturally identical to 8 Gen 1
- Only six months before 8 Gen 2 arrived
- Wi-Fi 6E, not Wi-Fi 7
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
General
- Announced
- 2022
- Process
- 4 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 8 W
- Architecture
- Armv9
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
- Max clock
- 3.2 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Adreno 730
- GPU clock
- 900 MHz
AI
- NPU
- Hexagon NPU
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5-6400
- Max bandwidth
- 51.2 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X65 5G
- Max download
- 10 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
Media
- Max display
- 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
- Video capture
- 8K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu (typical)
- 1,300,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,735Top 20%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 4,493Top 26%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 2,774Top 28%
Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 earns an Inno Score of 51.8/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Qualcomm's mid-cycle rescue: the same 8 Gen 1 design ported from Samsung to TSMC 4nm, cutting power around 30% while nudging the Cortex-X2 to 3.2 GHz. It turned 2022's hottest flagship silicon into one of the year's best gaming chips.
What is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 AnTuTu score?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 scores 1,300,000 points in AnTuTu. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 1,735 single-core and 4,493 multi-core.
Which devices use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1?
8 devices in our catalog use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1: HONOR X60 GT, Honor Magic V Flip, Nothing Phone (2), POCO F5 Pro, Huawei P60 Pro, and more.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1?
Cores: 8 · Process: 4 nm · AnTuTu: 1,300,000 · GPU: Adreno 730
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 8350, Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, Samsung Exynos 1580 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
