Snapdragon 855 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (Adreno 730). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 855
- Performs 86% better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 57%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1294K vs 824K
- Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.13 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~40%)
- 6% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2840 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 314517 | 490530 |
| GPU | 125449 | 202615 |
| Memory | 150134 | 221583 |
| UX | 234413 | 380143 |
| Total score | 824513 | 1294871 |
| Samples | [39 tests] | [90 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 126.8 MB/sec | 151.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 74.2 pages/sec | 104.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 88 Mpixels/sec | 124.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 57.7 images/sec | 88.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 89.3 Mpixels/sec | 119.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.07 images/sec | 12.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 20.2 images/sec | 38.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.06 Mpixels/sec | 4.49 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 29 tests | 54 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 4.31 images/sec | 9.81 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.84 images/sec | 4.42 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.36 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.41 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 8.72 Gpixels/sec | 15.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 444 FPS | 1079.5 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 19 tests | 30 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 729 |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 876 | 2255 |
| Stability | 86% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 13 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8813 | 13237 |
| Video editing score | 5956 | 7311 |
| Data manipulation score | 8239 | 10976 |
| Photo editing score | 22485 | 27827 |
| Writing score | 13084 | 15631 |
| Phones tested | 8 models | 16 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
88 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
42 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
89 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
114 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 40 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
Xiaomi Poco F4 GT 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-12 (Zakazaka1273) | AnTuTu 11 | 855696 |
| π 2026-10-02 (Pon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1038764 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 12 | 969794 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 11 | 847934 |
| π 2026-09-06 (pakasraka) | AnTuTu 11 | 763477 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-11 -> VAMPR | AnTuTu 12 | 1473339 |
| π 2026-10-07 (W1zex) | AnTuTu 12 | 1416723 |
| π 2026-10-06 (Boeing) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1712 / 4287 |
| π 2026-10-05 -> NoobMiok | AnTuTu 12 | 1537645 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Ray white) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 914 / 3141 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
1x 3 GHz β Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz β Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 5.3 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Adreno 730 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 818 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 256 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 898.5 Gigaflops | 1675.3 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 690 | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.13 Gb/s | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| 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 | X24 LTE, X50 5G | Snapdragon X65 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1240 Mbps | Up to 3670 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2018 | December 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8150 | SM8450 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
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