Early benchmarks suggest the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 matches Apple's A15 Bionic's GPU

08 December 2021
In fact, the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 might be more powerful.

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ZolaIII, 09 Dec 2021I trust Andrei and he will dissect this SoC, meby even QC r... moreThe same Andre that tried to bash Oppo fast charging by fake claims??

    Anonymous, 10 Dec 2021Asus pushes performance too hard and there have been report... moreThats sd 888, but sd 855 and 865 one are best gaming phones out there. we have one at home, even when you ran heavy games it remain cool.

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      • 11 Dec 2021

      Hemedans, 10 Dec 2021Check anandtech reviews of rog phone 2 and 3, i know you gu... moreI gotta say, I also noticed that the 855 and 865 were really good in sustained performance. Honesty, I don't really think it makes much sense to keep beefing up these chips, without at least catching up with cooling first. There was nothing my pixel 4xl couldn't do, although I do absolutely love my new pixel 6 pro. But I chose it because of the software, and AI capabilities (No, I don't really care about the benchmarks, it's the model google uses,which is extremely versatile).

      People need to stop obsessing over benchmarks though.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 11 Dec 2021

        Look at all these noobs. Talking jack like they know something. Always bringing up how apple silicon is just better. They never mention how apple chipset is literally more than half bigger in physical dimension than the snapdragon 8 series. The amount of transistor is also..... unsurprisingly, 50% more in apple A series. And of course it results in...... Well, 50% better performance.

        You guys are hilarious.

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          • Anonymous
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          • 10 Dec 2021

          Hemedans, 10 Dec 2021Check anandtech reviews of rog phone 2 and 3, i know you gu... moreAsus pushes performance too hard and there have been reports of ROG Phones with damaged motherboards. The only phone that works well is the RedMagic.

            Anonymous, 10 Dec 2021I already told you current cooling solution on smartphone i... moreCheck anandtech reviews of rog phone 2 and 3, i know you guys talk a lot because of sd 888 flaws, but some Android flagship have very Good cooling.we had almost throttle free perfomance from sd 855 and 865 flagships.

            Sd 888 is another beast, very difficult to cool it and achieve sustainable perfomance.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 10 Dec 2021

              Hemedans, 10 Dec 2021And thats the beuty of android you have lot of devices to c... moreI already told you current cooling solution on smartphone is a gimmick except on the RedMagic because it has a built-in fan. Are you new to smartphones?

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                • GoldenReviewer
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                • 10 Dec 2021

                Just check out Notebookcheck.com's Adreno 730 benchmark results. We finally got a x3 jump on last Gen.

                  Anonymous, 10 Dec 2021I don’t watch Golden Reviewer scam. I have also just see... moreAnd thats the beuty of android you have lot of devices to choose from if you are a gamer you will choose one which has better cooling?

                    Anonymous, 10 Dec 2021https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhNvNdAsK3E the latest v... moreI dont understand what this video has to prove, smooth as fck when player is walking and lot of stutter when he reach somehow cpu/Gpu intensive area and start fighting.

                    If he used Golden methodology and test those intensive area definitely same result he would get.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 10 Dec 2021

                      Anonymous, 09 Dec 2021"2. He is a gamer and always dont test begining of gam... moreI don’t watch Golden Reviewer scam.

                      I have also just seen the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 benchmarks on the same game (Motorola X30). Appaling framerates (just 45 fps) and the phone gets very warm (48c). Someone will jump and blame the cooling later on when the cooling is not to blame. The iPhone does 55 fps, with 45c, and runs at a higher resolution and graphics setting.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 10 Dec 2021

                        Anonymous, 09 Dec 2021android devices can maintain 120 fps in game? Still lyin... moreExcept the Redmagic. I’m genuinely worried that the motherboards of gaming phones especially the ROG Phone 5 will get toasted. Check ROG forums and you’ll see several ROG Phone 5 mobos dead (phone cannot be started), which has been a trademark in past ROG models. Xiaomi had this issue with the Blackshark 2.

                        Cooling is just a marketing gimmick to boost sales. Cooling only works on a PC.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 10 Dec 2021

                          Anonymous, 10 Dec 2021https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhNvNdAsK3E the latest v... moreThanks for the video

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 10 Dec 2021

                            Hemedans, 09 Dec 2021Read his first comment, the guy correct himself and upload ... morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhNvNdAsK3E

                            the latest video uploaded 1st of October , after the 120 fps update.
                            still only see higher performance on iPhone.

                            android got the highest graphic options? no. Comparing iPhone to android in gaming is not even close if android can't even match the graphic option.

                            Another easy year for apple.

                              Anonymous, 09 Dec 2021'matches iPhone 13 pro max' he says.. https:/... moreRead his first comment, the guy correct himself and upload new video, why use his old video? Why dont you use new one which show throttling?

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 09 Dec 2021

                                Hemedans, 09 Dec 2021Not all gaming phones are active cooled and some Normal pho... more'matches iPhone 13 pro max' he says..

                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCw9QKjmqQI&t=735s

                                59.2 fps .... and iPhone is the only device powerful enough for 'highest' graphic option.

                                LOL.

                                  Anonymous, 09 Dec 2021play the video from the start, im sure you are capable enou... moreUntill now you didnt brought anything to prove him wrong, Why should i base my judgement in 27 seconds?

                                  Even video you brought here same reviewer did longer version for 20 Minutes and 13 pro max was throttling.

                                    Anonymous, 09 Dec 2021Soooo, we're comparing passive cooled phone (iPhone) t... moreNot all gaming phones are active cooled and some Normal phones like one from oneplus do have really good Cooling.

                                    This is op9
                                    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lTAsksT7oAE

                                    That measly sd 888 with throttle like crazy did match Iphone 13 pro max.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 09 Dec 2021

                                      Hemedans, 09 Dec 2021Why did you link to 57s? Watch untill the end you can see g... moreplay the video from the start, im sure you are capable enough to scroll to 27 second mark where the test starts and you will see where the purple line is compared to when he is testing android devices.

                                      Golden reviewer, yeah more like golden fake news reviewer.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 09 Dec 2021

                                        Hemedans, 09 Dec 2021Why did you link to 57s? Watch untill the end you can see g... moreSoooo, we're comparing passive cooled phone (iPhone) to a phone with 2 fans built inside (Legion Duel 2), a phone literally designed for gaming. I don't know whether I should laugh or laugh...