Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform is a high-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in late 2021 and manufactured in 4 nm at Samsung. Integrates one “Prime Core” based on a ARM Cortex-X2 architecture clocked at up to 3 GHz. Three more performance cores are based on the Cortex-A710 but clocked up to 2.5 GHz. Furthermore, four energy saving cores are integrated that are based on the ARM Cortex-A510 architecture and clocked at up to 1.8 GHz. All cores can use the shared 6 MB level 3 cache.
Compared to the Snapdragon 888 (Plus), the CPU part gains 20% performance and 30% power savings according to Qualcomm. This means that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the fastest CPU for Android based smartphones and should be positioned between the Apple A13 and A14 CPU.
The integrated AI Engine can offer up to 4x faster AI performance thanks to the bigger Tensor engine. The 18-Bit-Spectra-ISP also saw some big improvements and is now called Snapdragon Sight.
The integrated Adreno 730 offers a 30% graphics boost compared to the previous Adreno 660.
The integrated Snapdragon X65 5G modem is also new and offers faster transfer rates (up to 10 Gbps download and 3 Gbps upload). The FastConnect 6900 offers support for the current Wifi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform is a high-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in late 2022 and manufactured in 4 nm at TSMC (N4P). It integrates four different CPU clusters. A fast and big prime core based on the ARM Cortex-X3 architecture and clocked at up to 3.2 GHz for 64 bit applications. Two more ARM Cortex-A715 based performance cores clocked at up to 2.8 GHz (also only for 64 bit apps). Two more Cortex-A710 performance cores at up to 2.8 GHz that can also be used for older apps and three efficiency cores (ARM Cortex-A510 with up to 2 GHz). All cores can use the shared 8 MB level 3 cache.
Thanks to the new architecture and high clock rates, the SD 8 Gen 2 is the fastest mobile CPU for Android based devices and is only topped by current Apple SoCs like the Apple A16 (see benchmarks below).
The chip also integrates a Hexagon accelerator for AI workloads (tensor, scalar and vector). Qualcomm states that its one of the first chips with INT4 support and up to 4.35x performance compared to the previous generation.
The 18-Bit-Spectra ISP is able to process photos with up to 200 MP and work with videos up to 8k30 (including 10-bit, HDR10+, HLG and Dolby Vision).
A big improvement of the Snapdragon 8 G2 is the integrated Adreno 740 GPU, that now supports Hardware Raytracing and tops even the iGPU in the Apple A16.
The integrated AI Engine can offer up to 4x faster AI performance thanks to the bigger Tensor engine. The 18-Bit-Spectra-ISP also saw some big improvements and is now called Snapdragon Sight.
The integrated Adreno 730 offers a 30% graphics boost compared to the previous Adreno 660.
The integrated Snapdragon X70 5G modem is also new as is the FastConnect 7800 modem with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 support.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform is a high-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in mid 2022 and manufactured in 4 nm at TSMC. It integrates one “Prime Core” based on a ARM Cortex-X2 architecture clocked at up to 3.2 GHz. Three more performance cores are based on the Cortex-A710 but clocked up to 2.5 GHz. Furthermore, four energy saving cores are integrated that are based on the ARM Cortex-A510 architecture and clocked at up to 1.8 GHz. All cores can use the shared 6 MB level 3 cache.
Compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the SoC is now produced in the more power efficient 4nm process at TSMC and offers higher clocked CPU and GPU cores (at a lower power consumption according to Qualcomm).
The integrated AI Engine can offer up to 4x faster AI performance thanks to the bigger Tensor engine. The 18-Bit-Spectra-ISP also saw some big improvements and is now called Snapdragon Sight.
The integrated Adreno 730 offers a 30% graphics boost compared to the previous Adreno 660.
The integrated Snapdragon X65 5G modem is also new and offers faster transfer rates (up to 10 Gbps download and 3 Gbps upload). The FastConnect 6900 offers support for the current Wifi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2.
| Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Cortex-X2 / A710 / A510 (Kryo) Waipio | Cortex-X3 / A715 / A710 / A510 (Kryo) | Cortex-X2 / A710 / A510 (Kryo) Waipio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Snapdragon 8 Cortex-X2 / A710 / A510 (Kryo) Waipio |
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| Clock | 1800 - 2995 MHz | 2000 - 3200 MHz | 1800 - 3200 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB | 6 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 1 x 3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-X2 3 x 2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A710 4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A510 | 8 / 8 1 x 3.2 GHz ARM Cortex-X3 2 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A715 2 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A710 3 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A510 | 8 / 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 4 nm | 4 nm | 4 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | Adreno 730 GPU, Spectra ISP, Hexagon, X65 5G Modem, FastConnect 6900 WiFi, LPDDR5-6400 Memory Controller | Adreno GPU, Spectra ISP, Hexagon, X70 5G Modem, FastConnect 7800 Wi-Fi 7, LPDDR5x 4200 MHz Memory Controller | Adreno 730 GPU, Spectra ISP, Hexagon, X65 5G Modem, FastConnect 6900 WiFi, LPDDR5-6400 Memory Controller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 730 | Qualcomm Adreno 740 | Qualcomm Adreno 730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM v9 | ARM v9 | ARM v9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com | www.qualcomm.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 → 100% n=23
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 → 148% n=23
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 → 122% n=23
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
