Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Tensor G3
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (Adreno 750) with the older 9-core Google Tensor G3 (Mali-G715 MP7) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Performs 74% better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 66%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2345K vs 1409K
- 13% higher CPU clock speed (3300 vs 2910 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~12%)
- Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Google Tensor G3
- Has 1 more cores
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 700525 | 482403 |
| GPU | 805478 | 384611 |
| Memory | 296043 | 218603 |
| UX | 543517 | 323399 |
| Total score | 2345563 | 1409016 |
| Samples | [443 tests] | [33 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 256.8 MB/sec | 197.6 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 190.9 pages/sec | 134.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 209.1 Mpixels/sec | 148.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 168.6 images/sec | 82.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 208.6 Mpixels/sec | 142.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 24 images/sec | 13.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 63.6 images/sec | 48.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.27 Mpixels/sec | 5.34 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 139 tests | 11 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 26.9 images/sec | 10.6 images/sec |
| Face detection | 13.2 images/sec | 6.85 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.7 Gpixels/sec | 0.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.61 Gpixels/sec | 0.35 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.98 Gpixels/sec | 0.32 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.18 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 43.4 Gpixels/sec | 11.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3083.6 FPS | 1088 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 90 tests | 9 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1652 | 982 |
| Stability | 79% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 7 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 8190 | - |
| Stability | 72% | - |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 26 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 4676 | - |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 16536 | - |
| Video editing score | 7905 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 14260 | - |
| Photo editing score | 31248 | - |
| Writing score | 19168 | - |
| Phones tested | 41 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Lunka) | AnTuTu | 2094129 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Asfi) | AnTuTu | 2176056 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Ashish) | AnTuTu | 2259113 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Π‘Π°ΠΌΡΠ° Ρ24) | AnTuTu | 2278769 |
| π 2026-09-05 -> Rabbit5656 | AnTuTu | 2327770 |
Google Tensor G3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik) | AnTuTu | 1515235 |
| π 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch) | AnTuTu | 1515235 |
| π 2026-05-05 (s1mpick) | AnTuTu | 1338293 |
| π 2026-05-04 (reazz) | AnTuTu | 1356451 |
| π 2026-05-04 (Bilal Ahmed) | AnTuTu | 1367231 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Tensor G3CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 3.15 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.96 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.27 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
1x 2.91 GHz β Cortex-X3 4x 2.37 GHz β Cortex-A715 4x 1.7 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 9 |
| Frequency | 3300 MHz | 2910 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 750 | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Valhall 4th gen |
| GPU frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 890 MHz |
| Pipelines | 6 | 7 |
| Shading units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 2774 Gigaflops | 1594.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 | Exynos 5300i |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 7300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | October 2023 | October 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | GS301 (S5P9865) |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official site | Google Tensor G3 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - Google Tensor G5 |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3:
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy has a 100 MHz higher CPU and GPU clock speed. It has a higher GPU performance rate of up to 3072 Gigaflops.
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