Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  1 6
• Successor
  -- Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 8 8 / 8
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
• A-Core
  4x Kryo 490 Gold 1x Kryo 485 Prime
• B-Core
  4x Kryo 490 Silver 3x Kryo 485 Gold
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• A-Core Frequency
  2.45 GHz 2.96 GHz
• B-Core Frequency
  1.80 GHz 2.42 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 675 Qualcomm Adreno 640
• GPU frequency
  0.25 GHz 0.25 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.59 GHz 0.68 GHz
• Execution units
  7 4
• Shader
  672 384
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Generation
  5 5
• Direct X
  12.0 12.0
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2018 Q1/2019

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 4 (Quad Channel)
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c or Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB 2.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  3.00 MB 3.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kryo 490 Kryo 485
• Operating systems
  Android, Windows 10 (ARM) Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2019 Q4/2018
• Part Number
  -- SM8150-AC