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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
VS
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

We’ve compiled a side-by-side comparison of the newly released Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 versus Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoCs, brought to you by Qualcomm and Qualcomm respectively. This comparison examines the pros and cons of these 8-core processors, with data from Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, alongside their detailed technical specifications.

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 Gen 2
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 8.89 % higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 ( 980 vs 900 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 31.25 % higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 ( 4200 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 16.29 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 ( 1277 K vs 1098 K).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 243697 270867
GPU 478120 567801
Memory 191931 239879
UX 184166 198202
Total score 1097914 1276749

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 69% -
Graphics test 59 FPS 81 FPS
Score 9875 12967

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510		 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 3200MHz 3200MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 10 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 740
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 900 MHz 980 MHz
Pipelines - -
Shading units - -
Total shaders - -
FLOPS - -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5x
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s -
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP 1 x 200 MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 Snapdragon X70
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 10240 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 5G - Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 316 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2022 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number - SM8550-AB
Official page Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site