Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. 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 801
206

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6935
Snapdragon 801
701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X4
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 2.5 GHz – Krait
Number of cores 3 4
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

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 933 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 825 Adreno 330
GPU Architecture Qualcomm Adreno 800 Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency 1150 MHz 578 MHz
Execution units 2 1
Shaders 1024 128
DirectX 12 11
OpenCL API 2.0 1.2
Vulkan API 1.3 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 2560x2048
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 21MP
Max Video Capture 8K@60fps 4K@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 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 6.0 4.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2025 Quarter 2 2014 Quarter 1
Partnumber SM8735 MSM8974 v3
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship