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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 778G

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
Snapdragon 778G
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 778G

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and Snapdragon 778G (Adreno 642). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Performs 3x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 65%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1294K vs 783K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~49%)
  • 25% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
Snapdragon 778G

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 +65%
1294871
Snapdragon 778G
783606
CPU 490530 326426
GPU 202615 101452
Memory 221583 119484
UX 380143 236244
Total score 1294871 783606
Samples [90 tests] [113 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 151.4 MB/sec 157.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 70.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 113.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 55.4 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 91.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 26.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 4.17 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 68 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 3.5 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 1.57 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 5.75 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 370.4 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 30 tests 26 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 225
Graphics test 5 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 686
Stability 63% 99%
Graphics test 13 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 10945
Video editing score 7311 6994
Data manipulation score 10976 9642
Photo editing score 27827 24463
Writing score 15631 14285
Phones tested 16 models 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 59 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 42 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]		 27 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 49 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 94 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]		 53 FPS
[High]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400		 Oppo Realme GT Master Edition
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 -> VAMPRAnTuTu 121473339
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (W1zex)AnTuTu 121416723
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Boeing)Geekbench 6 CPU1712 / 4287
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121537645
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Ray white)Geekbench 7 CPU914 / 3141
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (Xpns)AnTuTu 12936843
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (RM_Phil)Geekbench 7 CPU808 / 3022
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (RM_Phil)AnTuTu 12769103
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Ziade)AnTuTu 12827927
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (deramen)AnTuTu 12880897
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 778G

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510		 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 642
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 818 MHz 550 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 512 256
Total shaders 1024 512
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 563.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 770

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 192MP, 2x 36MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K 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

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 X53
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 1600 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

Info

Announced December 2021 May 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 SM7325
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G

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