Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
We’ve conducted a comprehensive side-by-side comparison between the latest
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SoCs, from
Qualcomm and Qualcomm respectively. Our
analysis delves into the performance of these
8-core processors, based on
Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark
benchmark results, providing
detailed technical comparisons.
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption,
and other
indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has
60.00%
higher CPU clock speed than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (3200 vs 2000 MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has
9.09%
higher GPU clock speed than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (900 vs 825
MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has
50.02%
higher memory frequency than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (3200
vs 2133 MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has
33.33%
smaller sized transistor
than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
(4
vs 6 nm).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
has
182.90
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (1098 K vs
388
K).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has the
latest
instruction
set, hence
better than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1.
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
supports
201.18
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
(
51.2
vs
17
MHz).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in
leading benchmarks.
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
243697
114597
GPU
478120
93082
Memory
191931
68776
UX
184166
111637
Total score
1097914
388092
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
69%
99%
Graphics test
59 FPS
6 FPS
Score
9875
1034
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
8
8
Base Frequency
2000MHz
1800MHz
Turbo Frequency
3200MHz
2000MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
-
L2 cache
-
-
L2 cache
-
-
L3 cache
6 MB
-
Process
4 nanometers
6 nanometers
Transistor count
-
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
-
-
GPU name
Adreno 730
Adreno 619
Architecture
Adreno 700
Adreno 600
GPU frequency
900 MHz
825 MHz
Pipelines
-
4
Shading units
-
-
Total shaders
-
-
FLOPS
-
-
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
OpenCL version
2
2.0
DirectX version
12
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Yes
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
2133 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
17 Gbit/s
Max size
24 GB
8 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 64MP
1x 108MP
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
1K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Modem
Snapdragon X65
Snapdragon X51
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 18
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 10240 Mbps
Up to 2500 Mbps
Download speed 4G
Up to 2500 Mbps
Up to 800 Mbps
Upload speed 5G
-
Up to 900 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
Up to 316 Mbps
Up to 210 Mbps
Wi-Fi
6
5
Bluetooth
5.3
5.2
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC