Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. 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 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 (Kryo Prime)
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Gold)
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold)
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo
4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million
TDP 6.3 Watt 11 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 4.0 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 740 Adreno 530
GPU Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 500
GPU frequency 680 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 2
Shaders 256
DirectX 11.2
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.1
Vulkan API 1.3 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160@60Hz 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP 1x 28MP, 2x
Max Video Capture 8K@30fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support AV1
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 3.5 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.3 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2022 Quarter 4 2016 Quarter 3
Partnumber SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC1 MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1279057
Snapdragon 821
232375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1479
Snapdragon 821
353

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4952
Snapdragon 821
857