Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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We compared the Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The Snapdragon 8 Elite features an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 830 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with the Adreno 730 GPU. We compare both SoCs in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- More advanced TSMC 3nm process vs 4nm
- 188% higher AnTuTu score (2.83M vs 2.00M)
- 159% faster single-core and 182% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (4300 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- 2.0x more compute performance (3.37 vs 1.67 TFLOPS)
- Newer ARMv9.2-A vs older ARMv9-A instruction set
- 130% higher memory frequency (5300 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
93
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
54
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
56
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
73
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
61
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+188% better
2,839,439
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
984,882
| CPU | 600,617 | 220,951 |
| GPU | 1,200,212 | 428,498 |
| MEM | 637,845 | 169,739 |
| UX | 400,765 | 165,694 |
| TOTAL | 2,839,439 | 984,882 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+157% better
3,210
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1,247
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
+179% better
10,258
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3,675
| Single-Core | 3,210 | 1,247 |
| Multi-Core | 10,258 | 3,675 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | October 2024 | December 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC | SM8450 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4320 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8 Watts | 5.3 W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 830 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 818 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | 3.37 TFLOPS | 1.67 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes (Real-time with global illumination) | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz (4K) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 200 MP (single) |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 1080p @ 480FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, aptX | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 5G | Snapdragon X65 5G |
| 4G | LTE (FDD/TDD) | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 3.67 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC |
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