Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 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 8 Gen 1
1169574
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1481667
CPU315665381423
GPU426818509135
Memory192834338352
UX234257252757
NanoReview Score11695741481667
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
6718
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
11205
Graphics Test40 fps67 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1661
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
2019
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4002
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5570
File Compression154.9 MB/s228.2 MB/s
HTML5 Browser112.7 pages/s163 pages/s
PDF Rendering147.2 MP/sec195.5 MP/sec
Background Blur13.8 frames/s18 frames/s
Photo Processing36.3 frames/s52.1 frames/s
Image Detection94 frames/s125.2 frames/s
HDR122 MP/sec176.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.39 MP/sec5.98 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 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3000 3000
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 6 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 5.3 W 7.5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 730 Adreno 735
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 512 256
Total shader 1024 768
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 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 Hexagon Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 - UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K 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 X65 Snapdragon X70 5G
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 MB/s Up to 6500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3670 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
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 March, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename SM8450 SM8635

Results

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

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