Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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)
1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.4 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
TDP 6.3 Watt 6 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 4.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 740 Adreno 640
GPU Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 680 MHz 590 MHz
Execution units 4
Shaders 384
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.3 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
Video codec support AV1
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 2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps 0.316 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2022 Quarter 4 2018 Quarter 4
Partnumber SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC1 SM8150
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1279057
Snapdragon 855
518573

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1479
Snapdragon 855
738

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4952
Snapdragon 855
2593