Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 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 2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A75 (Kryo 385 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 385 Silver)
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 14 nm 10 nm
TDP 11 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680 Qualcomm Hexagon 685

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 530 Adreno 630
GPU Architecture Adreno 500 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 620 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units 2 4
Shaders 256 256
DirectX 11.2 12
OpenCL API 2.0 1.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 1.2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.1 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2015 Quarter 4 2017 Quarter 4
Partnumber MSM8996 SDM845
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 820
241750
Snapdragon 845
401054

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 820
318
Snapdragon 845
502

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 820
798
Snapdragon 845
2163