Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 (Kryo Prime)
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores 8 4
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 4 nm 14 nm
TDP 5.3 Watt 11 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 530
GPU Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 500
GPU frequency 820 MHz 620 MHz
Execution units 3 2
Shaders 768 256
DirectX 12 11.2
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160@60Hz 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture 8K@30fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support 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 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.2 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 4 2015 Quarter 4
Partnumber SM8450 MSM8996
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
955537
Snapdragon 820
241750

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1272
Snapdragon 820
318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3804
Snapdragon 820
798