Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
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 865
758192
CPU381423232691
GPU509135195541
Memory338352142021
UX252757188011
NanoReview Score1481667758192
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
11205
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3875
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Test67 fps23 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
2019
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
1117
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5570
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3274
File Compression228.2 MB/s150.9 MB/s
HTML5 Browser163 pages/s84.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering195.5 MP/sec109.4 MP/sec
Background Blur18 frames/s10.4 frames/s
Photo Processing52.1 frames/s32.6 frames/s
Image Detection125.2 frames/s74.7 frames/s
HDR176.4 MP/sec102.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing5.98 MP/sec4.19 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 61 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 30 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
- 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3000 2840
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) 7.5 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 735 Adreno 650
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 587 MHz
Execution Units 3 3
Shader Units 256 256
Total shader 768 768
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 901.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
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 698

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 67.2 Gbit/s 44 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 4.0
- UFS 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- 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 X70 5G X55
4G Support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 6500 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced March, 2024 yr December, 2019 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename SM8635 SM8250-AB

Results

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

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