CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8 cores 2960 MHz 7 nanometers Adreno 640
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8 cores 3200 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 740
Compared fields
41
Different values
34
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2960 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP | 10 W | 6.3 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | Not available | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.13 Gbit/s | 67.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 640 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 2 |
| Shaders | 384 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 1037 Gigaflops | 2089 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon 690 | Hexagon |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 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
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | April 2019 | November 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8150-AC | SM8550-AB |
| Storage support | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| Devices in database | 2 | 56 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Xiaomi Pad 5
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5160 mAh
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3700 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Special Edition
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra WiFi
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 11200 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 10090 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 10090 mAh
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