Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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

3383

Snapdragon 860

996

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

11480

Snapdragon 860

2580

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 4.6 GHz	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	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	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS