Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
We’ve conducted a comprehensive side-by-side comparison between the latest
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Snapdragon 870
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
39.53%
higher GPU clock speed than
Snapdragon 870 (900 vs 645
MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has
16.36%
higher memory frequency than
Snapdragon 870 (3200
vs 2750 MHz).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has
42.86%
smaller sized transistor
than
Snapdragon 870
(4
vs 7 nm).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
has
70.45
%
better AnTuTu 9
score than
Snapdragon 870 (1098 K vs
644
K).
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has the
latest
instruction
set, hence
better than
Snapdragon 870.
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
supports
16.36
%
higher
memory
bandwidth
than
Snapdragon 870
(
51.2
vs
44
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
179347
GPU
478120
270188
Memory
191931
98761
UX
184166
95818
Total score
1097914
644114
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%
90%
Graphics test
59 FPS
25 FPS
Score
9875
4258
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
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores
8
8
Base Frequency
2000MHz
1800MHz
Turbo Frequency
3200MHz
3200MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache
-
512 KB
L2 cache
-
1 MB
L3 cache
6 MB
4 MB
Process
4 nanometers
7 nanometers
Transistor count
-
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
-
10 W
GPU name
Adreno 730
Adreno 650
Architecture
Adreno 700
Adreno 600
GPU frequency
900 MHz
645 MHz
Pipelines
-
2
Shading units
-
512
Total shaders
-
1024
FLOPS
-
1,267 Gigaflops
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
OpenCL version
2
2.0
DirectX version
12
12
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Hexagon 698
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
2750 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
44 Gbit/s
Max size
24 GB
16 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 64MP
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Modem
Snapdragon X65
X55
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 10240 Mbps
Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed 4G
Up to 2500 Mbps
Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 5G
-
Up to 3000 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
Up to 316 Mbps
Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.3
5.2
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC