Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.84 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 was released in Q1/2021.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.45 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 was released in Q2/2017.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (2) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 (1)
8 Generation 4
Kryo 680 Architecture Kryo 280
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Successor Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is 2.84 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 is at 2.45 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.84 GHz
1x Kryo 680 Prime
A-Core 2.45 GHz
4x Kryo 280 Gold
2.42 GHz
3x Kryo 680 Gold
B-Core 1.90 GHz
4x Kryo 280 Silver
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 680 Silver
C-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
Hexagon 780 @ 26 TOPS AI specifications Hexagon 682

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Qualcomm Adreno 660 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 540
0.84 GHz GPU frequency 0.71 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.71 GHz
6 GPU Generation 5
5 nm Technology 10 nm
0 Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Qualcomm Adreno 660 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 540
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
LPDDR5-6400 Memory LPDDR4X-3733
16 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is --, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
5 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2017
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
1088 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
384 (35%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
3250 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
1728 (53%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
1174 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
416 (35%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
3151 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
1489 (47%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm Adreno 660 @ 0.84 GHz
1720 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Qualcomm Adreno 540 @ 0.71 GHz
567 (33%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
715600 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
276983 (39%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
6125 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
3521 (57%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
816812 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
26 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
ASUS Zenfone 8 mini Unknown

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