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

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

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s 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 8s Gen 3
1481667
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1561620
CPU381423367514
GPU509135596874
Memory338352300073
UX252757297159
NanoReview Score14816671561620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
11205
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13003
Graphics Test67 fps77 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
2019
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1991
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5570
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5299
File Compression228.2 MB/s210 MB/s
HTML5 Browser163 pages/s153.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering195.5 MP/sec153.3 MP/sec
Background Blur18 frames/s17.1 frames/s
Photo Processing52.1 frames/s51.9 frames/s
Image Detection125.2 frames/s128.6 frames/s
HDR176.4 MP/sec159.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing5.98 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 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 3x 2 GHz – 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 3000 3200
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor count n/a 16 billion
Power (TDP) 7.5 W 8.5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 735 Adreno 740
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 680 MHz
Execution Units 3 3
Shader Units 256 512
Total shader 768 1536
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 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 LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 67.2 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 4.0
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- 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 X70 5G Snapdragon X70
4G Support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 6500 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 7
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced March, 2024 yr November, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename SM8635 SM8550-AB

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