Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
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 Elite (Gen 4)
2744741
CPU381423602481
GPU5091351165880
Memory338352534209
UX252757442171
NanoReview Score14816672744741
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
11205
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
23881
Graphics Test67 fps143 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
2019
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5570
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
9723
File Compression228.2 MB/s382.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser163 pages/s229.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering195.5 MP/sec259.3 MP/sec
Background Blur18 frames/s33.5 frames/s
Photo Processing52.1 frames/s90.1 frames/s
Image Detection125.2 frames/s239.8 frames/s
HDR176.4 MP/sec324 MP/sec
Ray Tracing5.98 MP/sec12.8 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
- 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3000 4320
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB 24 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 7.5 W 8.2 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 735 Adreno 830
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 3 3
Shader Units 256 512
Total shader 768 1536
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
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 5333 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 67.2 Gbit/s 85.4 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 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2540 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 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
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 5G Snapdragon X80
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 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced March, 2024 yr October, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename SM8635 SM8750-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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3 (33.33%)
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Total Votes: 9

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