Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 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?
AnTuTu 10
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 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 | 8 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2000 million | |
| 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 | 2x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 2.0 | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 530 | Adreno 630 |
| GPU Architecture | Qualcomm Adreno 500 | Qualcomm Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 4 |
| Shaders | 256 | 256 |
| DirectX | 11.2 | 12 |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenGL API | ES 3.1 | ES 3.2 |
| Vulkan API | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160@60Hz |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 28MP, 2x | 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 |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2016 Quarter 3 | 2017 Quarter 4 |
| Partnumber | MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC | SDM845 |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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