Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 450

169

Snapdragon 860

996

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 450

767

Snapdragon 860

2580

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	8x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53	1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million	6700 million
TDP	3 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 546	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	933 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	1x32 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 506	Adreno 640
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 500	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	600 MHz	675 MHz
Execution units	1	3
Shaders	48	768
DirectX	11	12.1
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.0	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 21MP, 2x 13MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@60fps	4K@120fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps	5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.1	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS