Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 established itself as a prominent mobile platform. Its manufacturing using the advanced 4-nanometer process brought noticeable advantages in energy efficiency. This is particularly important for long battery life in modern smartphones. The integrated Qualcomm Adreno 730 graphics unit delivers consistently impressive graphics performance.

This makes demanding games and multimedia content a pleasure. The processor also handles more complex applications with ease. The interplay of the CPU cores is crucial here. The powerful Cortex-X2 ensures peak performance. This is complemented by the efficient Cortex-A710 and Cortex-A510 cores.

This combination enables very balanced overall performance. Multitasking works smoothly and reliably. We note that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is still a very capable choice. Data is processed quickly thanks to the 2 MB L2 cache and 6 MB L3 cache. A maximum memory bandwidth of 26 GB/s helps to load applications quickly.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 thus remains a solid foundation for high-performance devices.
  • High energy efficiency through 4-nanometer manufacturing
  • Strong graphics performance thanks to Qualcomm Adreno 730
  • Balanced overall performance for demanding applications

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 25 / 176
In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Multi-core performance
Rank 28 / 177
In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Apple A13 Bionic
6C / 6T · 2.65 GHz
1,710
MediaTek Dimensity 9200+
8C / 8T · 3.35 GHz
1,691
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
1,657
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
8C / 8T · 3.00 GHz
1,532
MediaTek Dimensity 9000+
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
1,521
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Google Tensor G4
8C / 8T · 3.10 GHz
4,550
Google Tensor G3
8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz
4,533
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
4,231
MediaTek Dimensity 9000+
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
4,223
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz
4,189
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Google Tensor G3
8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz
1,267
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C / 8T · 3.00 GHz
1,229
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
1,228
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz
1,220
Samsung Exynos 2200
8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
1,182
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

MediaTek Dimensity 9200
8C / 8T · 3.05 GHz
4,215
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz
4,029
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
3,924
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
8C / 8T · 3.13 GHz
3,767
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C / 8T · 3.13 GHz
3,767
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Adreno 640
899
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
ARM Mali-G77 MP8
819
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno 730
818
Apple A10X Fusion
Apple A10X
768
Apple A14 Bionic
Apple A14
749
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
Multi-core performance

Apple A17 Pro
6C / 6T · 0.70 GHz
1,108,570 pts
MediaTek Dimensity 9000+
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
1,083,170 pts
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
1,032,680 pts
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
8C / 8T · 3.05 GHz
1,014,250 pts
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz
1,010,270 pts

More benchmarks

At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyQualcomm Snapdragon (105)
CPU groupQualcomm Snapdragon 7/8 Gen 1 (3)
ArchitectureCortex-X2 / -A710 / -A510
Technology4 nm
SegmentSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation1
PredecessorQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Q1/2021
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 1x Kryo Prime
3.20 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 3x Kryo Gold
2.75 GHz
Core Cluster 3: 4x Kryo Silver
2.00 GHz
L2-Cache2.00 MB
L3-Cache6.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameQualcomm Adreno 730
GPU frequency0.90 GHz
CUs / Shader /
Raytracing
Max. displays0
Max. GPU Memory8 GB
Technology4 nm
Release dateQ1/2022

NPU AI performance

PropertyValue
AI hardwareQualcomm AI engine
AI specificationsHexagon
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR5-6400
25.6 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory16 GB
Memory channels4
ECC
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsAndroid, Windows 10 (ARM)
Instruction setArmv9-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release dateQ2/2022
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
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