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We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and Snapdragon 845 (Adreno 630). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
- Review
- Differences
- Benchmarks
- AnTuTu v10
- GeekBench 6
- Gaming
- Specs
- Comments (1)
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators CPU Performance Single and multi-core processor tests Snapdragon 888
49 Snapdragon 845
27 Gaming Performance GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan Snapdragon 888
41 Snapdragon 845
19 Battery life Efficiency of battery consumption Snapdragon 888
89 Snapdragon 845
73 NanoReview Score Overall chip score Snapdragon 888
55 Snapdragon 845
35 Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 845
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 10 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2x) AnTuTu 10 score – 919K vs 463K
- Performs 77% better in floating-point computations
- Supports 72% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 29.8 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarks SoC: Snapdragon 888
vs Snapdragon 845
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios Snapdragon 888
+98% 919237 Snapdragon 845
463819 | CPU | 224221 | 131371 |
| GPU | 292912 | 139729 |
| Memory | 185743 | 88619 |
| UX | 216361 | 104100 |
| Total score | 919237 | 463819 |
| Samples | [339 tests] | [64 tests] |
Submit your AnTuTu result GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance Single-Core Score Snapdragon 888
+153% 1427 Snapdragon 845
564 Multi-Core Score Snapdragon 888
+65% 3423 Snapdragon 845
2074 | Asset compression | 160.7 MB/sec | 104.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 99.4 pages/sec | 68.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 125.2 Mpixels/sec | 74.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 68.5 images/sec | 18.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 87.1 Mpixels/sec | 71.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 11.5 images/sec | 6.01 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 28 images/sec | 20.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.77 Mpixels/sec | 3.02 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU) Snapdragon 888
+177% 5373 Snapdragon 845
1941 3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal) 3DMark Wild Life Performance Snapdragon 888
+250% 5824 Snapdragon 845
1663 | Stability | 63% | 94% |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Score | 5824 | 1663 |
Gaming
Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games | PUBG Mobile | 83 FPS [Ultra] | 53 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] | 55 FPS [High] |
| Fortnite | 26 FPS [Ultra] | 28 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 89 FPS [Ultra] | 48 FPS [High] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 112 FPS [Ultra] | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 58 FPS [Ultra] | - |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Asus Zenfone 8 1080 x 2400 | Xiaomi Pocophone F1 1080 x 2246 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 845
CPU
| Architecture | 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) | 4x 2.8 GHz – Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75)4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | 3 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Adreno 630 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 710 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 256 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 Gigaflops | 727 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 780 | Hexagon 685 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 29.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 192MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X60 | X20 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | December 2017 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8350 | SDM845 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 official site |
Cast your vote
So, which SoC would you choose? Snapdragon 888
769 (75.2%) Snapdragon 845
253 (24.8%) Vote Total votes:
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yeee September 15, 2021 at 02:30 AM Very useful info... I can compare my galaxy s9 to galaxy s21 and see wats the difference. Perfect... but ill wait for teh s22 to drop then maybe ill move to that. +20 Reply Name Message Send Send Comparisons
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