Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
427069
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2052015
CPU161131436420
GPU47367870679
Memory116028392296
UX102543352620
NanoReview Score4270692052015
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
14979
Stabilityn/a73 %
Graphics Testn/a89 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
918
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2193
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
2121
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7304
File Compression104.3 MB/s288.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser56.4 pages/s198.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering76.6 MP/sec227.4 MP/sec
Background Blur6.25 frames/s26.7 frames/s
Photo Processing18.5 frames/s64.9 frames/s
Image Detection43.1 frames/s174.5 frames/s
HDR68.7 MP/sec238.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.89 MP/sec7.38 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 144 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 144 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 144 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi 14 Pro

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 3300
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 12 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 4 W 8 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 613 Adreno 750
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 955 MHz 770 MHz
Execution Units 1 6
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 128 1536
FLOPS 244.5 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4800 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 76.8 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 2520x1200 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X61 Snapdragon X75
4G Support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 900 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 7
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced June, 2023 yr October, 2023 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM4450 SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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