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Snapdragon 865 vs Snapdragon 860

Snapdragon 865
VS
Snapdragon 860
Snapdragon 865
Snapdragon 860

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and Snapdragon 860 (Adreno 640). 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 (3)

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 865
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 860
  • Supports 29% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 34.13 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 19%) AnTuTu 11 score – 978K vs 822K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
  • Higher GPU frequency (~15%)
  • Performs 15% better in floating-point computations

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 865
vs
Snapdragon 860

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 865 +19%
978910
Snapdragon 860
822433
CPU 385127 299294
GPU 148169 119740
Memory 166070 162141
UX 279544 241258
Total score 978910 822433
Samples [104 tests] [47 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 149.1 MB/sec 122.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 87.2 pages/sec 70.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 125.3 Mpixels/sec 85.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 77 images/sec 57.3 images/sec
HDR 106.3 Mpixels/sec 85.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11 images/sec 8.45 images/sec
Photo processing 32.7 images/sec 22.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.29 Mpixels/sec 3.72 Mpixels/sec
Samples 52 tests 21 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.53 images/sec 4.67 images/sec
Face detection 1.97 images/sec 2.01 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.21 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.05 Gpixels/sec 9.94 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 567.3 FPS 512.2 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 34 tests 12 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1110 979
Stability 99% 91%
Graphics test 6 FPS 5 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Snapdragon 865 +10%
11621
Snapdragon 860
10591
Web score 9557 8774
Video editing score 5874 6020
Data manipulation score 8658 8724
Photo editing score 29642 22475
Writing score 14782 13390
Phones tested 14 models Less than 3

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 58 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 61 FPS
[Ultra]		 54 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 30 FPS
[Ultra]		 26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 56 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 98 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]		 56 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
1080 x 2340		 Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
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 865
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 -> FenixistarkAnTuTu 121134088
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Gigante Supremo)AnTuTu 121111940
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (MAPKIS)AnTuTu 121102560
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (the kroco's)AnTuTu 121088974
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (mptech)AnTuTu 11995050
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Tanat)CPU Throttle94%
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Tanat)AnTuTu 11826051
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 -> BifothAnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Bifoth)AnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali)AnTuTu 12932069
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 860

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)		 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2960 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion 6.7 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 640
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 587 MHz 675 MHz
Pipelines 3 3
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 768 768
FLOPS 901.6 Gigaflops 1036.8 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 698 Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 34.13 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 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 X55 X24 LTE, X50 5G
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 20
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 5000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 1240 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced December 2019 April 2019
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8250-AB SM8150-AC
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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Marooo August 26, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Ihave poco x3 pro and samsung s23 ultra but the poco much smoother gaming ulike to my samsung I noticed that's why poco dead boot because of miui system so i decided to provoke all from miui system plus all system having restrictions background all after that no heating issue when i playing games
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Pot March 14, 2024 at 06:33 PM
I have both of these phone devices. I can play most games on the 860 powered Poco X3 Pro; I just need a phone cooler to enable smooth, high graphics gameplay. It's a beast from 2019.
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Speedmax14 December 1, 2025 at 04:48 PM
Yes but shame it doasnt support 5g and its lcd panel but very powerfull phone for daily use and casual gaming
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