Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 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 3.2 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 2.8 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	6.3 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	4200 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 740	Adreno 630
GPU Architecture	Adreno 700	Adreno 600
GPU frequency	680 MHz	700 MHz
Execution units		4
Shaders		256
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	2.0	1.1
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	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	AV1 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	3.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS