Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

2171

Snapdragon 430

204

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

6935

Snapdragon 430

821

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X4 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720	8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	3	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	1x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 825	Adreno 505
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 800	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1150 MHz	450 MHz
Execution units	2	1
Shaders	1024	48
DirectX	12	11
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	4.2 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	6.0	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS