Qualcomm shares Snapdragon 888 reference device benchmarks The Snapdragon 888 reference device scored well, but don't expect a huge leap in performance Whenever a new mobile chipset is announced, one of the big questions is about how well it performs. Such is the case with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 888. The company’s recently announced system-on-a-chip (SoC) promises better artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) performance, improved photography and more. Qualcomm also touted the new Kryo 680 as capable of a 25 percent uplift in overall CPU performance compared to the previous generation. On the GPU side, the new Adreno 660 can render graphics up to 35 percent faster than the previous generation.