Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
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 7 Gen 3
817003
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
2744741
CPU263765602481
GPU2611551165880
Memory137609534209
UX154474442171
NanoReview Score8170032744741
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
5916
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
23881
Graphics Test35 fps143 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1139
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3375
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
9723
File Compression164.1 MB/s382.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser92.9 pages/s229.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering120.1 MP/sec259.3 MP/sec
Background Blur12 frames/s33.5 frames/s
Photo Processing29.6 frames/s90.1 frames/s
Image Detection65.2 frames/s239.8 frames/s
HDR105.1 MP/sec324 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.38 MP/sec12.8 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.63 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
- 3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
- 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2630 4320
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 24 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 8.2 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 720 Adreno 830
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 975 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 256 512
Total shader 512 1536
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
DirectX n/a 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 5333 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 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 2880x1800 pixels 3840x2540 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X63 Snapdragon X80
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr October, 2024 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM7550-AB SM8750-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) the clear winner in this comparison.

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