The flagship device with a chip with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 started launching with ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro and Xiaomi 12S Ultra among those using it. With the launch of the new chip, many are asking what the real capabilities of this chip are. Is is much better than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and also the Apple A15 Bionic. Through this article we try to unravel the questions left by you in the comments section. Here are the three test devices we used.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 - ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 - Black Shark 5 Pro
Apple A15 Bionic - Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Bench mark
The Geekbench 5, Antutu 3D and 3D Mark Wildlife Extreme tests were performed several times on the above devices with the highest scores to be taken. The cooling fan is not used with overtime mode on the ROG Phone 6 Pro is not used to ensure the score recorded is fair.
Here are the Antutu 3D scores
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 - 1,099,5132 marks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 - 1,0154,240 marks
Apple A15 Bionic - 807,156 marks
Here are the Geekbench 5 scores
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 - 1312/4191 marks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 - 1202/3693 marks
Apple A15 Bionic - 1732/4704 marks
Here are the 3D Mark Wildlife Extreme scores
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 - 2786 marks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 - 2604 marks
Apple A15 Bionic - 3038 marks
Conclusion
Consistently the scores recorded by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 are higher than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 but behind the A15 Bionic in Geekbench 5 and Wild Life Extreme tests. The score difference in Geekbench 5 was A15 Bionic 25% higher in the single -core test and 11% higher in the multi -core test. In terms of CPU capability, Apple’s chip still has a significant advantage but the gap between the Snapdragon and the A15 Bionic is narrowing.
In the Antutu 3D test, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 score is 36% higher than the A15 Bionic and only 8% higher than the Snapdagon 8 Gen 1. One interesting thing we noticed is that the ROG Phone 6 Pro has a good cooling system. The CPU temperature only increased 4.2 ° C in the Antutu 3D test compared to 9.7 ° C on the Black Shark 5 Pro. If you’re looking for a device that’s powerful but capable of maintaining a good temperature, the ROG Phone 6 is among the best we’ve seen so far.
Finally, the A15 Bionic's score in the Wild Life Extreme test is 9% higher than the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. The performance of the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is 7% higher than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
So for those who are still using the device with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, there is no need to replace the device because the performance difference is not so significant. For iPhone 13 Pro Max owners, you also don't have to worry because your device is still powerful even though it's been almost a year since it was launched.