Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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

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)
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A75 (Kryo 385 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 385 Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 4 nm 10 nm
TDP 5.3 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 630
GPU Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 820 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units 3 4
Shaders 768 256
DirectX 12 12
OpenCL API 2.0 1.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160@60Hz 3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture 8K@30fps 4K@60fps
Video codec support 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 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 4 2017 Quarter 4
Partnumber SM8450 SDM845
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
955537
Snapdragon 845
401054

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1272
Snapdragon 845
502

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3804
Snapdragon 845
2163