Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

GPU: Adreno 740 GPU
Cores: 8
Clock: 980 MHz

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is an 8-core processor introduced on November 15, 2022 and built on a 4-nanometer fabrication technique. It has 1 Cortex-X3 core clocked at 3200 MHz, 4 Cortex-A715 cores clocked at 2800 MHz, and 3 Cortex-A510 cores clocked at 2000 MHz integrated with Adreno 740 Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) clocked at 980 MHz.

Review

CPU Performance

Gaming Performance

Battery life

Tech Insist Score

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

1276749

CPU	270867
GPU	567801
Memory	239879
UX	198202
Total score	1276749

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Single-Core Score

1490

Multi-Core Score

5198

Specifications

Detailed specifications of the A18 Pro SoC with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 GPU graphics

CPU

Architecture	1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores	8
Instruction set	ARMv9-A
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Process	4 nm
TDP	10 W

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 740
Architecture	Adreno 700
GPU frequency	980 MHz
Vulkan version	1.3
OpenCL version	2.0
DirectX version	12

Memory

Memory type	LPDDR5x
Memory frequency	4200 MHz
Bus	4 x 16 Bit
Max size	24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

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

Connectivity

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

Info

Announced Date	November 2022
Class	Flagship
Model number	SM8550-AB
Official page	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site

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