Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus. 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 Gen 1

955537

Snapdragon 855 Plus

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

1272

Snapdragon 855 Plus

1030

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

3804

Snapdragon 855 Plus

2861

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)	1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors		6700 million
TDP	5.3 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 730	Adreno 640
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 700	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	820 MHz	675 MHz
Execution units	3	3
Shaders	768	768
DirectX	12	12.1
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160@60Hz	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	8K@30fps	4K@120fps
Video codec support	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	5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS