We got an early chance to benchmark the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. The results weren't pretty...for the other guys. by Eric Franklin June 18, 2013 6:34 PM PDT The Snapdragon 800 seems to represent a new level of speed for mobile processors. (Credit: Eric Franklin/CNET) The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 will destroy your mobile processor. Not literally, of course. I'm strictly referring to its ability to to render real-time graphics so fast as to make your current mobile processor -- on your phone or tablet -- embarrassingly dawdling in comparison. At an benchmarking event in San Francisco, Qualcomm allowed myself and other journalist to run a benchmarks on a reference Mobile Development Platform (MDP) tablet housing its latest Snapdragon 800 system-on-chip. The results speak for themselves; however, I should warn that these are only benchmark results (3DMark, specifically) and don't necessarily represent the real-world graphical performance of the chip. To that point, Need For Speed Most Wanted didn't seem to be running at a much higher framerate than it does on the Nexus 10; however, that was the only actual game I had time to look at and I didn't have a Nexus 10 handy to do a direct comparison. The real question of the day however is how these scores compare to Nvidia's Tegra 4. As I don't currently have a Tegra 4 device in my possession, I'm unfortunately unable to accurately answer it. With Shield coming hitting stores by the end of the month, hopefully that changes soon. Look for more coverage (including comparions to the Tegra 4 and iPad 4) soon. Snapdragon 800 MDP Tablet 2.3GHz Qualcomm Krait 400 Andreno 330 (single-core) 2GB Sony Xperia Tablet Z 1.5GHz Qualcomm Krait 300 Andreno 320 (single-core) 2GB Google Nexus 10 1.7GHz Dual-core Samsung Exynos 5 Dual (5250) Mali-T604 (quad-core) 2GB LG Optimus G Pro 1.7GHz quad-core (Krait 300) Adreno 320 (single-core) 2GB (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Franklin/CNET) (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Franklin/CNET) (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Franklin/CNET) (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Franklin/CNET)
We got an early chance to benchmark the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. The results weren't pretty...for the other guys.
The Snapdragon 800 seems to represent a new level of speed for mobile processors.
(Credit: Eric Franklin/CNET)
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 will destroy your mobile processor. Not literally, of course. I'm strictly referring to its ability to to render real-time graphics so fast as to make your current mobile processor -- on your phone or tablet -- embarrassingly dawdling in comparison.
At an benchmarking event in San Francisco, Qualcomm allowed myself and other journalist to run a benchmarks on a reference Mobile Development Platform (MDP) tablet housing its latest Snapdragon 800 system-on-chip. The results speak for themselves; however, I should warn that these are only benchmark results (3DMark, specifically) and don't necessarily represent the real-world graphical performance of the chip.
To that point, Need For Speed Most Wanted didn't seem to be running at a much higher framerate than it does on the Nexus 10; however, that was the only actual game I had time to look at and I didn't have a Nexus 10 handy to do a direct comparison.
The real question of the day however is how these scores compare to Nvidia's Tegra 4. As I don't currently have a Tegra 4 device in my possession, I'm unfortunately unable to accurately answer it. With Shield coming hitting stores by the end of the month, hopefully that changes soon.
Look for more coverage (including comparions to the Tegra 4 and iPad 4) soon.
| Snapdragon 800 MDP Tablet | 2.3GHz Qualcomm Krait 400 | Andreno 330 (single-core) | 2GB |
| Sony Xperia Tablet Z | 1.5GHz Qualcomm Krait 300 | Andreno 320 (single-core) | 2GB |
| Google Nexus 10 | 1.7GHz Dual-core Samsung Exynos 5 Dual (5250) | Mali-T604 (quad-core) | 2GB |
| LG Optimus G Pro | 1.7GHz quad-core (Krait 300) | Adreno 320 (single-core) | 2GB |
