Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 263765 | 475806 |
| GPU | 261155 | 881311 |
| Memory | 137609 | 390065 |
| UX | 154474 | 335026 |
| NanoReview Score | 817003 | 2082208 |
| Graphics Test | 35 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 164.1 MB/s | 293.2 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 92.9 pages/s | 196.7 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 120.1 MP/sec | 221.6 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 12 frames/s | 24.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 29.6 frames/s | 63.9 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 65.2 frames/s | 154.6 frames/s |
| HDR | 105.1 MP/sec | 217.4 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 4.38 MP/sec | 8.01 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 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4 - 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720 - 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 - 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2630 | 3210 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | n/a | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | n/a |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 4 nm |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 720 | Adreno 825 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU Frequency | 975 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Execution Units | 2 | 2 |
| Shader Units | 256 | 512 |
| Total shader | 512 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 998.4 GFLOPS | 2355.2 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | n/a | 12 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Yes | Hexagon |
Memory
| 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 | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 2.2 - UFS 3.1 |
UFS 4.0 |
| Max. resolution | 2880x1800 pixels | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Camera | 1x200 pixels | 1x320 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X63 | n/a |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 MB/s | Up to 4200 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | n/a |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | November, 2023 yr | April, 2025 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Codename | SM7550-AB | SM8735 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 3