Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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 7s Gen 3
807253
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1561620
CPU271394367514
GPU203911596874
Memory163972300073
UX167976297159
NanoReview Score8072531561620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13003
Graphics Testn/a77 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
1178
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1991
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
3146
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5299
File Compression160.4 MB/s210 MB/s
HTML5 Browser82.3 pages/s153.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering113.8 MP/sec153.3 MP/sec
Background Blur12.1 frames/s17.1 frames/s
Photo Processing20.3 frames/s51.9 frames/s
Image Detection59.2 frames/s128.6 frames/s
HDR97.2 MP/sec159.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.28 MP/sec5.92 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 90 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 118 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro (1116x2480)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
- 3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2500 3200
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor count n/a 16 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 8.5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 810 Adreno 740
Architecture Adreno 800 Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 680 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 128 512
Total shader 256 1536
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 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 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 1920x1200 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Snapdragon X70
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 1600 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced August, 2024 yr November, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM7635 SM8550-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 the clear winner in this comparison.

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