Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and 7s Gen 3 (Adreno 810). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Performs 3.1x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2500 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 24%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1294K vs 1041K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
  • Higher GPU frequency (~28%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 490530 405718
GPU 202615 179932
Memory 221583 193010
UX 380143 263239
Total score 1294871 1041899
Samples [90 tests] [140 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 151.4 MB/sec 157.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 83.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 116.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 59.8 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 96.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 11.7 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 26.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 4.29 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 8.39 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 4.05 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.31 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 17.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 628.9 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 30 tests 12 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 379
Graphics test 5 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 -
Stability 63% -
Graphics test 13 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 13557
Video editing score 7311 7169
Data manipulation score 10976 11111
Photo editing score 27827 21690
Writing score 15631 16942
Phones tested 16 models 8 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121347204
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (staff)AnTuTu 121309554
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (TSN_Hasan)Geekbench 7 CPU1167 / 3069
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Tema)CPU Throttle86%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11AnTuTu 121501761
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (Arkelian)AnTuTu 121060019
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Floyd)AnTuTu 111054677
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (nandoAp)AnTuTu 111091436
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (MishaDesher)AnTuTu 121029598
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (SilentSPHINX)AnTuTu 11936025

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 810
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 818 MHz 1050 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 256
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 537.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1200
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 August 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 SM7635
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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