Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus. 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 8 Elite 2
3383
Snapdragon 855 Plus
1030

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
11480
Snapdragon 855 Plus
2861

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 4.6 GHz 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores 2 8
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 3 nm 7 nm
Number of transistors 6700 million
TDP 6 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640
GPU Architecture Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency 675 MHz
Execution units 3
Shaders 768
DirectX 12.1
OpenCL API 2.0
Vulkan API 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture 8K@60fps 4K@120fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 6.0 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2025 Quarter 3 2019 Quarter 3
Partnumber SM8850 SM8150-AC
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship