Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon
• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  2 5

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 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.

• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 618 Qualcomm Adreno 630
• GPU frequency
  0.70 GHz 0.70 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Shader
  128 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 8 GB
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  6 4
• Technology
  14 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2019 Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 850. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 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-1866 LPDDR4X-1866
• Max. Memory
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 4
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 850? 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 730 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  8 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Architecture
  Kryo 470 Gold/475 Silver Kryo 385
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q2/2019 Q3/2018
• Part Number
  SM7150-AA SDM850