Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. 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 (Gen 4)

Snapdragon 845

401054

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

3174

Snapdragon 845

502

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

9781

Snapdragon 845

2163

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 3.53 GHz – Phoenix M (Oryon)	4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A75 (Kryo 385 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 385 Silver)
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	10 nm
TDP	8.2 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 830	Adreno 630
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 800	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1100 MHz	700 MHz
Execution units	3	4
Shaders	1536	256
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenCL API	3.0	1.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2540	3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 192MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps	1.2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS