Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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 855

518573

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

3174

Snapdragon 855

738

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

9781

Snapdragon 855

2593

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 3.53 GHz – Phoenix M (Oryon)	1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
TDP	8.2 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 830	Adreno 640
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 800	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1100 MHz	590 MHz
Execution units	3	4
Shaders	1536	384
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2540	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	4K
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	10 Gbps	2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.316 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