Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 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 8 Gen 1
1169574
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
817003
CPU315665263765
GPU426818261155
Memory192834137609
UX234257154474
NanoReview Score1169574817003
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
6718
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
5916
Graphics Test40 fps35 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1661
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1139
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4002
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3375
File Compression154.9 MB/s164.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser112.7 pages/s92.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering147.2 MP/sec120.1 MP/sec
Background Blur13.8 frames/s12 frames/s
Photo Processing36.3 frames/s29.6 frames/s
Image Detection94 frames/s65.2 frames/s
HDR122 MP/sec105.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.39 MP/sec4.38 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 88 FPS (Ultra) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS (Ultra) n/a
FortniteFortnite 42 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 89 FPS (Ultra) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 40 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT (1080x2400) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
- 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 1x 2.63 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
- 3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3000 2630
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.6-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 6 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 5.3 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 730 Adreno 720
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 975 MHz
Execution Units 2 2
Shader Units 512 256
Total shader 1024 512
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 - UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2880x1800 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 Snapdragon X63
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 MB/s Up to 5000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3670 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2021 yr November, 2023 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename SM8450 SM7550-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 the clear winner in this comparison.

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