Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425. 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 (Gen 4)

3174

Snapdragon 425

129

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

9781

Snapdragon 425

486

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 3.53 GHz – Phoenix M (Oryon)	4x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	6	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP	8.2 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	667 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 830	Adreno 308
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 800	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	1100 MHz	598 MHz
Execution units	3	1
Shaders	1536	24
DirectX	12.1	11
OpenCL API	3.0	1.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2540	1280x800
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 16MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	FullHD+@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	10 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.08 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 QZSS SBAS