Snapdragon 870 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (Adreno 740). 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 2
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 870
- Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 74%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1757K vs 1010K
- Supports 53% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 44 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 378231 | 553922 |
| GPU | 155526 | 434880 |
| Memory | 174975 | 311861 |
| UX | 301337 | 456381 |
| Total score | 1010069 | 1757044 |
| Samples | [102 tests] | [238 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 160.2 MB/sec | 218.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 86.7 pages/sec | 145.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 116.8 Mpixels/sec | 168.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 80 images/sec | 133 images/sec |
| HDR | 108 Mpixels/sec | 167.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12 images/sec | 18.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 33.5 images/sec | 34.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.41 Mpixels/sec | 5.78 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 34 tests | 132 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 5.01 images/sec | 12.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 2.04 images/sec | 5.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.19 Gpixels/sec | 0.53 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.26 Gpixels/sec | 0.56 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.21 Gpixels/sec | 0.36 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.12 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 10.3 Gpixels/sec | 32.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 650.5 FPS | 2177.4 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 18 tests | 66 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 1092 |
| Stability | - | 67% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 5312 |
| Stability | - | 67% |
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 17 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1224 | 3667 |
| Stability | 99% | 45% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 21 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11701 | 13957 |
| Video editing score | 5825 | 7265 |
| Data manipulation score | 9987 | 14272 |
| Photo editing score | 28690 | 32179 |
| Writing score | 15274 | 17828 |
| Phones tested | 2 models | 9 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 88 FPS [Ultra] |
90 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Ultra] |
56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 102 FPS [Ultra] |
118 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 107 FPS [Ultra] |
120 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 49 FPS [Ultra] |
59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Xiaomi Black Shark 4 1080 x 2400 |
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro 1116 x 2480 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-12 (Peanut) | AnTuTu 12 | 1132636 |
| π 2026-10-11 (ex4ample) | AnTuTu 12 | 1079226 |
| π 2026-10-11 (RanVerchst.) | AnTuTu 12 | 1213647 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Shiro1577) | AnTuTu 12 | 1179210 |
| π 2026-09-27 (sayato) | AnTuTu 12 | 1239133 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-13 (SHtorm) | AnTuTu 11 | 1755989 |
| π 2026-10-13 (Ct) | AnTuTu 12 | 1868238 |
| π 2026-10-10 (Bahtjon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1898958 |
| π 2026-10-07 (Lello75) | CPU Throttle | 86% |
| π 2026-10-07 (Azure) | AnTuTu 12 | 1945847 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz β Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz β Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
1x 3.2 GHz β Cortex-X3 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A715 2x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A710 3x 2 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | 16 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 8.5 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 650 | Adreno 740 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 670 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 3 |
| Shading units | 256 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 1029.1 Gigaflops | 2089 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gb/s | 67.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 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 | X55 | Snapdragon X70 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | January 2021 | November 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8250-AC | SM8550-AB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site |
| Successor | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
- There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.
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