Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
AnTuTu 10
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 240 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 240 Silver) |
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
| Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Lithography | 11 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2000 million | |
| TDP | 3 Watt | 11 Watt |
| Neural Processing | Qualcomm Hexagon 683 | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 2x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 610 | Adreno 530 |
| GPU Architecture | Qualcomm Adreno 600 | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 600 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shaders | 128 | 256 |
| DirectX | 12 | 11.2 |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | ES 3.1 |
| Vulkan API | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2520x1080 | 3840x2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 28MP, 2x |
| Max Video Capture | FullHD@60fps | 4K@30fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 0.39 Gbps | 0.6 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2020 Quarter 1 | 2016 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | SM4250-AA | MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Low-end | Flagship |
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