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Qualcomm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 5G
Qualcomm's June 2021 refresh of the Snapdragon 888: a 5nm chip whose Cortex-X1 prime core reaches up to 3.0GHz, with a 32-TOPS Hexagon 780 AI engine, an X60 5G modem rated for 7.5Gbps and FastConnect 6900 Wi-Fi 6E. It powers gaming phones such as the Asus ROG Phone 5s.
Pros
- Cortex-X1 prime core clocked up to 3.0 GHz, versus 2.84 GHz on the Snapdragon 888
- 32 TOPS Hexagon 780 AI engine, more than 20% above the Snapdragon 888 by Qualcomm's figures
- X60 5G modem with mmWave and sub-6GHz support, rated up to 7.5 Gbps download
- FastConnect 6900 with Wi-Fi 6E rated up to 3.6 Gbps, plus Bluetooth 5.2
- 8K video capture at 30fps and on-device display support up to QHD+ at 144 Hz
Cons
- Only a small step up from the Snapdragon 888: a higher prime-core clock and AI rating, with the same 5nm process, Kryo 680 CPU design, Adreno 660 GPU and X60 modem
- Modest graphics by current standards: 3DMark Wild Life Extreme of about 1,540 in review testing of the Asus ROG Phone 5s
- Older Armv8.2 CPU cores, with Wi-Fi 6E and an X60 modem rather than Wi-Fi 7 and newer 5G modem generations
Awaiting benchmarks
No Inno Score yet: CPU still needs a published benchmark result.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 5G
General
- Announced
- 2021
- Process
- 5 nm
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 3 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 660
AI
- NPU
- Qualcomm Hexagon 780
- AI performance
- 32 TOPS
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5-6400
- Max bandwidth
- 51.2 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X60 5G Modem-RF System
- Max download
- 7.5 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
Media
- Max display
- 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
- Video capture
- 8K@30fps
Benchmarks
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 1,538Top 32%
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 5G good in 2026?
We haven't scored the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 5G yet: there are no published CPU benchmark results for it in our database, and we don't score chips on their spec sheet alone. Qualcomm's June 2021 refresh of the Snapdragon 888: a 5nm chip whose Cortex-X1 prime core reaches up to 3.0GHz, with a 32-TOPS Hexagon 780 AI engine, an X60 5G modem rated for 7.5Gbps and FastConnect 6900 Wi-Fi 6E. It powers gaming phones such as the Asus ROG Phone 5s.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 5G?
Cores: 8 · Process: 5 nm · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 660
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 5G?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, MediaTek Dimensity 1200, Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
