Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. 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 820
241750
Snapdragon 860

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 820
318
Snapdragon 860
996

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 820
798
Snapdragon 860
2580

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Number of transistors 6700 million
TDP 11 Watt 6 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680 Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 530 Adreno 640
GPU Architecture Qualcomm Adreno 500 Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency 620 MHz 675 MHz
Execution units 2 3
Shaders 256 768
DirectX 11.2 12.1
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@120fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 4.1 5.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2015 Quarter 4 2019 Quarter 2
Partnumber MSM8996 SM8150-AC
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship