Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Overall Score
52/100
GRADE C · Below Average
Key Technical Specifications
Processor (CPU) 490530
Graphics (GPU) 202615
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is an engineering-tested mobile processors achieving an overall rating of 52/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

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NanoReview Score
52/100
Rating: Below Average
Performance
52/100
Rating: Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

3DMark

3DMark specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
Graphics test 5 FPS
Stability 63%

AI Accelerator

AI Accelerator specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon

AnTuTu 11

AnTuTu 11 specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
CPU 490530
GPU 202615
Memory 221583
Total score 1294871
UX 380143

CPU

CPU specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X23x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8
Frequency 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing Samsung
Process 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
4G support LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes
Bluetooth 5.3
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps
Modem Snapdragon X65
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6

Gaming

Gaming specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT1080 x 2400
Fortnite 42 FPS[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 40 FPS[Ultra]
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS[Ultra]

GeekBench 6

GeekBench 6 specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
API OpenCL
Asset compression 151.4 MB/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec

Graphics

Graphics specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
DirectX version 12.1
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops
GPU frequency 818 MHz
OpenCL version 2.0
Pipelines 2
Shading units 512
Total shaders 1024
Vulkan version 1.1

Info

Info specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
Announced December 2021
Class Flagship
Model number SM8450
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site
Successor -Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Memory

Memory specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
Bus 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB
Memory frequency 3200 MHz
Memory type LPDDR5

Multimedia (ISP)

Multimedia (ISP) specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
Audio codecs - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160
Storage type UFS 3.1
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264- H.265- VP8- VP9
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS

PCMark 3.0

PCMark 3.0 specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
Data manipulation score 10976
Phones tested 16 models
Photo editing score 27827
Video editing score 7311
Web score 13237
Writing score 15631

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2026-06-30(Cyrus) AnTuTu
📘 2026-07-09(Clem) GeekBench GPU
📘 2026-07-15->Aura_Test_King GeekBench GPU
📘 2026-08-01(Abdullah) AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-09(Hireath) GeekBench CPU
📘 2026-08-20(Jonath) AnTuTu

Smartphones

Smartphones specifications for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Specification Value
1.Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) 1436963
10.Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) 1281285
2.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 1384444
3.Motorola Edge Plus (2022) 1352691
4.Xiaomi 12 Pro 1349808
5.Xiaomi 12 1322176
6.Sony Xperia 1 IV 1320406
7.Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon) 1303326
8.Xiaomi Poco F4 GT 1303229
9.Realme GT2 Pro 1286054
Phones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 AnTuTu v11

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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