Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. 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 870

700103

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

1272

Snapdragon 870

991

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

3804

Snapdragon 870

3362

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 3.20 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	4 nm	7 nm
TDP	5.3 Watt	10 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 730	Adreno 650
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 700	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	820 MHz	670 MHz
Execution units	3	2
Shaders	768	512
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
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 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	8K@30fps	8K@30fps
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	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS