Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 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 8 Elite 2

Snapdragon 821

232375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

3383

Snapdragon 821

353

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

11480

Snapdragon 821

857

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 4.6 GHz	4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	2	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP		11 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount		up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency		1866 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

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

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 28MP, 2x
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 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		0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	6.0	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS