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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC) is a high-end smartphone and tablet SoC that Qualcomm announced in mid 2021. The SoC integrates a fast ‘Prime Core’ that clocks up to 3.2 GHz and three additional ARM Cortex-A77 performance cores, which can reach up to 2.42 GHz. These are complemented by four power-saving ARM Cortex-A55 cores that clock up to a maximum of 1.8 GHz. Compared to the similar and older Snapdragon 865+, the Prime Core clocks 100 MHz faster and the GPU is slightly higher clocked.

Therefore, the Snapdragon 870 is slightly faster than the old Snapdragon 865 and 865 Plus and slots in behind the high end Snapdragon 888.

The Mobile Platform integrates a Qualcomm X55 5G modem with Sub-5 and mmWave support and global 5G bands with up to 7.5 GBit/s (download) speed. The SmartConnect 6800 modem supports Wi-Fi 6 with 8x8 MU-MIMU and 60 GHz 11ay up to 10 Gbps. 

The integrated GPU is still called Adreno 650 and offers a slightly higher clock speed of 670 MHz.

The on board Hexagon 698 DSP now offers a KI performance of up to 15 TOPS (up from 7 TOPS in the 855) and still uses a combination of CPU, GPU, HVX and Tensor cores. The Spectra 480 ISP is also untouched. The integrated Computer Vision Engine (CV-ISP) now supports Dolby Vision, 8K videos and 200 megapixel photos.

The built-in memory controller supports LPDDR5 with up to 2,750 MHz and LPDDR4X with 2,133 MHz.

The SoC is manufactured in the modern and power efficient 7nm process.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus)

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) Mobile Platform is a high-end smartphone and tablet SoC that Qualcomm announced in mid 2020. The SoC integrates a fast ‘Prime Core’ that clocks up to 3.1 GHz and three additional ARM Cortex-A77 performance cores, which can reach up to 2.42 GHz. These are complemented by four power-saving ARM Cortex-A55 cores that clock up to a maximum of 1.8 GHz. The difference to the older Snapdragon 865 is the faster clocked Prime Core and 10% higher clocked GPU.

Therefore, the Snapdragon 865 takes the top spot in mobile processors for Android based systems. In some multi-core workloads, the SD865+ can even perform on par with the Apple A13 SoC. Single thread, however is still a strong suit of the Apple SoCs.

Compared to the previous generations, the Snapdragon 865 and 865 Plus does not integrate an LTE modem anymore, but has to be paired with the new X55 5G modem, that also supports LTE Cat 24/22. The Wi-Fi module however is still integrated and called FastConnect 6800 with support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and 8x8 MU-MIMU and 60 GHz 802.11ay with up to 10 Gbps. Bluetooth 5.1 is also supported including aptX Adaptive.

The integrated GPU is still called Adreno 650 and should offer 10% more performance than the Adreno 650 in the Snapdragon 865 (thanks to higher clock speed).

The on board Hexagon 698 DSP now offers a KI performance of up to 15 TOPS (up from 7 TOPS in the 855) and still uses a combination of CPU, GPU, HVX and Tensor cores. The Spectra 480 ISP is also untouched. The integrated Computer Vision Engine (CV-ISP) now supports Dolby Vision, 8K videos and 200 megapixel photos.

The built-in memory controller supports LPDDR5 with up to 2,750 MHz and LPDDR4X with 2,133 MHz.

The Snapdragon 855+ is manufactured at TSMC in the new improved 7nm process (N7P, DUV-based). The process offers a 7% higher performance or 10% less power consumption compared to the old N7 process.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 870 5GQualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus)
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G « 2.42 - 3.2 GHz8 / 8 cores7 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus)2.42 - 3.1 GHz8 / 8 cores4 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 compare2.42 - 2.84 GHz8 / 8 cores4 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G2.42 - 3.2 GHz8 / 8 cores7 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) « 2.42 - 3.1 GHz8 / 8 cores4 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 compare2.42 - 2.84 GHz8 / 8 cores4 MB L3 Cortex-A77 / A55 (Kryo 585)
Clock2420 - 3200 MHz2420 - 3100 MHz
L2 Cache1.8 MB1.8 MB
L3 Cache7 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
TDP5 Watt5 Watt
Technology7 nm7 nm
FeaturesAdreno 650 GPU, Spectra 480 ISP, LPDDR5 2750 MHz / LPDDR4X 2133 MHz Memory ControllerAdreno 660 GPU, Spectra 480 ISP, LPDDR5 2750 MHz / LPDDR4X 2133 MHz Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 650 ( - 670 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 650 (250 - 646 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.com
L1 Cache1 MB

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 870
min: 1.142     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (88%)     max: 1.3 pt
Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 865+ (Plus)
min: 1.165     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (90%)     max: 1.3 pt
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 35563     avg: 46532     median: 45923 (39%)     max: 56928 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 3296     avg: 4879     median: 5265 (62%)     max: 5793 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 3318     avg: 4719     median: 5046 (58%)     max: 5784 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
1 SD 870 +
1299 Points (39%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 870 +
3357 Points (13%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4354     avg: 4450     median: 4411 (44%)     max: 4584 Points
4493 Points (45%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10974     avg: 12029     median: 11658 (13%)     max: 13456 Points
13066 Points (15%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 870 +
4633 Points (63%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 870 +
12645 Points (31%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 870 +
11133 Points (17%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 870 +
3802 Points (57%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1055     avg: 1401     median: 1447 (2%)     max: 1792.1 ms
min: 1854     avg: 1908     median: 1915.5 (2%)     max: 1947 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 SD 870 +
312.9 ms (3%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 20543     avg: 33246     median: 33694 (30%)     max: 41256 Points
min: 25953     avg: 26679     median: 26700.5 (24%)     max: 27360 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 SD 870 +
min: 46     avg: 79.8     median: 83 (24%)     max: 107 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 94     avg: 127.5     median: 127 (26%)     max: 155 Points
min: 114     avg: 119.8     median: 119.5 (25%)     max: 126 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
min: 92692     avg: 96369     median: 95393 (80%)     max: 101022 Points
min: 88971     avg: 94678     median: 93828.5 (78%)     max: 102085 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
min: 81684     avg: 89772     median: 92809 (75%)     max: 94824 Points
min: 89245     avg: 96058     median: 93220.5 (75%)     max: 108544 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
min: 204986     avg: 219028     median: 211196 (39%)     max: 240902 Points
min: 151143     avg: 216590     median: 237021 (44%)     max: 241176 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
min: 177606     avg: 180496     median: 181073 (66%)     max: 182809 Points
min: 153754     avg: 164286     median: 162562 (59%)     max: 178268 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
min: 573296     avg: 585665     median: 588115 (57%)     max: 595585 Points
min: 490260     avg: 571612     median: 586650 (57%)     max: 622888 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
1 SD 870 +
min: 581322     avg: 682849     median: 681948 (41%)     max: 716502 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
1 SD 870 +
min: 15422     avg: 174189     median: 188015 (52%)     max: 196952 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 SD 870 +
5196 Points (1%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
100%
1 SD 870 +
min: 22767     avg: 25498     median: 26407 (46%)     max: 27389 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
8148 Points (43%)
min: 7692     avg: 7804     median: 7803.5 (41%)     max: 7915 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
20550 Points (44%)
min: 19601     avg: 20152     median: 20152 (43%)     max: 20703 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 10060     avg: 11688     median: 11166 (73%)     max: 14315 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
14754 Points (74%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 SD 870 +
min: 719     avg: 762     median: 744 (28%)     max: 844 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 SD 870 +
min: 4.07     avg: 6.2     median: 5.4 (2%)     max: 10.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 SD 870 +
min: 0.875     avg: 1.8     median: 1.4 (2%)     max: 3.37 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G → 100% n=18

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus) → 99% n=18

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