Snapdragon 855 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (Adreno 830). 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 Elite (Gen 4)
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 855
- Performs 3.8x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 3.8x) AnTuTu 11 score โ 3126K vs 824K
- Supports 148% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 34.13 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 7 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~88%)
- 52% higher CPU clock speed (4320 vs 2840 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 314517 | 893474 |
| GPU | 125449 | 1133808 |
| Memory | 150134 | 427210 |
| UX | 234413 | 671910 |
| Total score | 824513 | 3126402 |
| Samples | [39 tests] | [541 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 126.8 MB/sec | 367.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 74.2 pages/sec | 223.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 88 Mpixels/sec | 257 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 57.7 images/sec | 234.4 images/sec |
| HDR | 89.3 Mpixels/sec | 315.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.07 images/sec | 32.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 20.2 images/sec | 90.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.06 Mpixels/sec | 12.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 29 tests | 148 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 4.31 images/sec | 45.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.84 images/sec | 21.6 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.73 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.91 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 1.75 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.33 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 8.72 Gpixels/sec | 96.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 444 FPS | 3848 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 19 tests | 100 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 2386 |
| Graphics test | - | 18 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 10874 |
| Graphics test | - | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 47 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 41 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 35 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 876 | 5664 |
| Stability | 86% | 51% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 33 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8813 | 21945 |
| Video editing score | 5956 | 8458 |
| Data manipulation score | 8239 | 16086 |
| Photo editing score | 22485 | 39118 |
| Writing score | 13084 | 22647 |
| Phones tested | 8 models | 36 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 1080 x 2340 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-10-12 (Zakazaka1273) | AnTuTu 11 | 855696 |
| ๐ 2026-10-02 (Pon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1038764 |
| ๐ 2026-09-28 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 12 | 969794 |
| ๐ 2026-09-12 (Stanley) | AnTuTu 11 | 847934 |
| ๐ 2026-09-06 (pakasraka) | AnTuTu 11 | 763477 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-10-13 (DeltaZG) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 2661 / 9544 |
| ๐ 2026-10-13 (DeltaZG) | AnTuTu 12 | 3379104 |
| ๐ 2026-10-13 (souzabrz) | AnTuTu 12 | 3649256 |
| ๐ 2026-10-13 (Phรบc Lแปฃi) | AnTuTu 12 | 3331523 |
| ๐ 2026-10-12 (Niki) | AnTuTu 12 | 3324487 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 and Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz โ Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz โ Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz โ Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
2x 4.32 GHz โ Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz โ Oryon (Phoenix M) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Adreno 830 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU frequency | 585 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 3 |
| Shading units | 256 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 898.5 Gigaflops | 3379.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.13 Gb/s | 84.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2540 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 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 | X24 LTE, X50 5G | Snapdragon X80 |
| 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 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2018 | October 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8150 | SM8750-AB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4):
- The SM8750-AC model has a higher frequencyโ4,470 MHz for performance cores versus 4,320 MHz in the SM8750-AB and SM8750-3-AB modelsโand its GPU is 100 MHz faster.
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