Snapdragon 845 vs Snapdragon 730

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Snapdragon 845

Snapdragon 730

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (with Adreno 630 graphics) and Snapdragon 730 (Adreno 618). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

• Supports 114% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 13.91 GB/s)

• Performs 88% better in floating-point computations

• Higher GPU frequency (~42%)

• 27% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2200 MHz)

• Shows better (up to 26%) AnTuTu 9 score – 401K vs 318K

• Better instruction set architecture

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

• Announced 1-year and 4-months later

• Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 10 nm)

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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios

Snapdragon 845

+26%

401280

Snapdragon 730

318501

CPU
102331
101781

GPU
154456
80276

Memory
57724
51478

UX
87647
87569

Total score
401280
318501

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GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Single-Core Score

Snapdragon 845

507

Snapdragon 730

+6%

536

Multi-Core Score

Snapdragon 845

+24%

2188

Snapdragon 730

1769

Image compression
124.7 Mpixels/s
95.4 Mpixels/s

Face detection
20.4 images/s
11.1 images/s

Speech recognition
33.6 words/s
26.9 words/s

Machine learning
35.3 images/s
29.3 images/s

Camera shooting
19.8 images/s
14.1 images/s

HTML 5
2.62 Mnodes/s
1.13 Mnodes/s

SQLite
667.1 Krows/s
506.8 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)

3DMark Wild Life Performance

Snapdragon 845

+93%

1437

Snapdragon 730

743

Stability
81%
99%

Graphics test
8 FPS
4 FPS

Score
1437
743

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games

PUBG Mobile
53 FPS
[Ultra]
59 FPS
[Medium]

Call of Duty: Mobile
55 FPS
[High]
36 FPS
[Ultra]

Fortnite
28 FPS
[Ultra]
27 FPS
[Medium]

Shadowgun Legends
48 FPS
[High]
35 FPS
[Medium]

World of Tanks Blitz
60 FPS
[Ultra]
59 FPS
[Ultra]

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
56 FPS
[Ultra]
30 FPS
[Ultra]

Device
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
1080 x 2246
Xiaomi Mi9T
1080 x 2340

We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 845 and Snapdragon 730

CPU

Architecture
4x 2.8 GHz – Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)

Cores
8
8

Frequency
2800 MHz
2200 MHz

Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv8-A

L1 cache
256 KB
–

L2 cache
1.5 MB
–

L3 cache
2 MB
–

Process
10 nanometers
8 nanometers

Transistor count
3 billion
–

TDP
9 W
5 W

Graphics

GPU name
Adreno 630
Adreno 618

Architecture
Adreno 600
Adreno 600

GPU frequency
710 MHz
500 MHz

Execution units
2
2

Shading units
256
128

FLOPS
727 Gigaflops
386 Gigaflops

Vulkan version
1.0
1.1

OpenCL version
2.0
2.0

DirectX version
12
12

Memory

Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Memory frequency
1866 MHz
1866 MHz

Bus
2x 32 Bit
2x 16 Bit

Max bandwidth
29.8 Gbit/s
13.91 Gbit/s

Max size
8 GB
8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 685
Qualcomm Hexagon 688

Storage type
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.0

Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2520 x 1080

Max camera resolution
1x 32MP, 2x 16MP
1x 192MP, 2x 22MP

Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS

Video playback
4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS

Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9

Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem
X20 LTE
X15

4G support
LTE Cat. 18
LTE Cat. 15

5G support
No
No

Download speed
Up to 1200 Mbps
Up to 800 Mbps

Upload speed
Up to 150 Mbps
Up to 150 Mbps

Wi-Fi
5
6

Bluetooth
5.0
5.0

Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced
December 2017
April 2019

Class
Flagship
Mid range

Model number
SDM845
SM7150-AA

Official page
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 official site
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 official site

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?

Snapdragon 845

335

(79%)

Snapdragon 730

89

(21%)

Total votes: 424