Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 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

Total Score

Snapdragon 780G

Snapdragon 821

232375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 780G

1035

Snapdragon 821

353

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 780G

2729

Snapdragon 821

857

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 (Kryo 670 Prime) 3x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78 (Kryo 670 Gold) 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 670 Silver)	4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP	5 Watt	11 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 770	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 12 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 642	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 600	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	490 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	512	256
DirectX	12.1	11.2
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.1
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 192MP	1x 28MP, 2x
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	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	3.7 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	1.6 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.2	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS