Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s 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 7 Gen 3
817003
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1481667
CPU263765381423
GPU261155509135
Memory137609338352
UX154474252757
NanoReview Score8170031481667
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
5916
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
11205
Graphics Test35 fps67 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1139
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
2019
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3375
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5570
File Compression164.1 MB/s228.2 MB/s
HTML5 Browser92.9 pages/s163 pages/s
PDF Rendering120.1 MP/sec195.5 MP/sec
Background Blur12 frames/s18 frames/s
Photo Processing29.6 frames/s52.1 frames/s
Image Detection65.2 frames/s125.2 frames/s
HDR105.1 MP/sec176.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.38 MP/sec5.98 MP/sec

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)
- 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2630 3000
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 7.5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 720 Adreno 735
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 975 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 256 256
Total shader 512 768
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
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 4200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 67.2 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 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2880x1800 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X63 Snapdragon X70 5G
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 MB/s Up to 6500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr March, 2024 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM7550-AB SM8635

Results

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

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