Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 740 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 825 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- 5% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Why Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Geekbench 6 shows 45% faster single-core and 37% faster multi-core performance
- 66% higher AnTuTu score (2.11M vs 1.27M)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 18% higher compute power (2.35 TFLOPS vs 2 TFLOPS)
- 14% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.3
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +66%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
| CPU | 259,548 | 481,122 |
| GPU | 581,957 | 896,723 |
| MEM | 241,748 | 390,012 |
| UX | 184,188 | 341,272 |
| TOTAL | 1,267,441 | 2,109,129 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +45%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +37%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
| Single-Core | 1,485 | 2,160 |
| Multi-Core | 5,119 | 6,989 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | N/A |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | SM8735 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510 |
1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3360 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8.5 W | - |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 700 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1150 |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | 2.0 TFLOPS | 2.35 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) | WQHD+ 144Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5x |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 1x 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 8K @ 60 fps |
| Video Recording | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) | 4K @ 60 fps and slow motion 1080p @ 480 fps |
| Video Playback | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60 fps |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 | - H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi0-Fi 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS |