Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 5 nm (5 nm vs 7 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2840 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2021 (December 2020 vs January 2021)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
December 2020
Launch Date
January 2021
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
-
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8350
Model Name
SM8250-AC
1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
7 nm
2840 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz
-
Transistor count
10.3

GPU Specifications

Adreno 660
GPU name
Adreno 650
840 MHz
GPU frequency
670 MHz
1.72 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
512
Shading units
512
2
Execution units
2
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.1
Vulkan version
1.1
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

Up to 2500 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 7500 Mbps
LTE Cat. 22
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
-
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.2
6
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

1 MB
L2 Cache
1 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
8K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
10 W
TDP
6 W
ARMv8.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
Hexagon 780
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 888
1481 +29%
Snapdragon 870
1151
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
3794 +14%
Snapdragon 870
3336
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 888
1754 +30%
Snapdragon 870
1345