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Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Qualcomm

Flagship
VS
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm

Flagship

Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes out ahead.

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 10 wins
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 0 wins

I put the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 runs the Adreno 825 while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 runs the Adreno 730. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.

Where each chip wins

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

10 advantages

  • 75% higher AnTuTu score

    23.14 Lakhs vs 13.20 Lakhs

  • 57% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    6,511 vs 4,134

  • 22% faster Geekbench single-core score

    2,073 vs 1,704

  • 200 MHz higher CPU clock

    3200 MHz vs 3000 MHz

  • Newer CPU architecture

    ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A

  • Larger L3 cache

    8 MB vs 6 MB

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    2355 GFLOPS vs 1675 GFLOPS

  • Newer memory type

    LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5

  • 1,600 MHz higher RAM speed

    4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.1 vs UFS 3.1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

0 advantages

  • No standout advantages for this chip.

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +75% faster 23,14,089
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 13,20,406

Geekbench Single-Core

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +22% faster 2,073
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 1,704

Geekbench Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +57% faster 6,511
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 4,134

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Overview
Launch Date Apirl 2025 December 2021
Chipset Class Flagship Flagship
Manufacturer Qualcomm Qualcomm
Model Number SM8735 SM8450
CPU
Total Cores 8 8
Core Configuration 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4
3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720
2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720
2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720		 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
Process Node 4 nm 4 nm
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
L2 Cache 6 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 6 MB
TDP - 5.3 W
GPU
GPU Name Adreno 825 Adreno 730
GPU Frequency 1150 MHz 818 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
FLOPS 2355 GFLOPS 1675 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes No
NPU Hexagon NPU Hexagon NPU
API Support Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.1, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2
Memory & Storage
RAM Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
RAM Frequency 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory Bus 4x16-bit 4x16-bit
Max Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Max RAM Size 24 GB 24 GB
Storage Type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Camera & Display
Camera Support 320 MP 200 MP
Video Capture 4K at 60 FPS 8K at 30 FPS, 4K at 120 FPS
Max Display Resolution WQHD+ 4K
Video Playback 8K at 60 FPS 8K at 30 FPS, 4K at 120 FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Connectivity
Modem Snapdragon X75 5G Snapdragon X65 5G
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 4.2 Gbps 10 Gbps
Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps 3.67 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 6.0 5.3
Navigation QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC
Links
Official page Visit Visit

Benchmark results

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
AnTuTu v11
Total 23,14,089 13,20,406
CPU 6,98,018 5,01,429
GPU 7,98,999 2,09,242
Memory 3,16,914 2,36,547
UX 5,00,158 3,73,188
Geekbench
Single-Core 2,073 1,704
Multi-Core 6,511 4,134

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU Score
75
54
GPU Score
84
56
Memory Score
96
73
Total Score
85
61

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