Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
• Family
  Qualcomm Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  7 2
• Predecessor
  - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  1x Kryo 585 Prime 2x Kryo 468 Gold
• B-Core
  3x Kryo 585 Gold 6x Kryo 468 Silver
• Base Frequency
  1.8 GHz 2.55 GHz
• C-Core
  4x Kryo 585 Silver -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.2 GHz 2.55 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  2.42 GHz 2.55 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12.0 12.1
• Execution units
  2 0
• Generation
  6 6
• GPU Frequency
  250 MHz 700 MHz
• GPU name
  Qualcomm Adreno 650 Qualcomm Adreno 618
• GPU Turbo
  670 MHz No turbo
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Max. GPU Memory
  - 4 GB
• Release date
  Q4/2019 Q2/2019
• Shader
  512 128
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  16 GB -
• Memory channels
  4 2
• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5500 LPDDR4X-2133

• AES-NI
  No No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  10 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Kryo 585 Kryo 468
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• L2-Cache
  2 MB -
• L3-Cache
  3 MB -
• Part Number
  SM8250-AC SC7180P
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q2/2021
• Technology
  7 nm 8 nm
• Virtualization
  None None