Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (with Adreno 750 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (Adreno 840). 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 Elite Gen 5
- Shows significantly better (up to 68%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3950K vs 2345K
- 44% higher CPU clock speed (4740 vs 3300 MHz)
- Performs 44% better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~30%)
- Supports 10% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 76.8 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 700525 | 1112833 |
| GPU | 805478 | 1494722 |
| Memory | 296043 | 442350 |
| UX | 543517 | 900177 |
| Total score | 2345563 | 3950082 |
| Samples | [443 tests] | [283 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 256.8 MB/sec | 421.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 190.9 pages/sec | 238 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 209.1 Mpixels/sec | 286.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 168.6 images/sec | 330.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 208.6 Mpixels/sec | 308.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 24 images/sec | 40.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 63.6 images/sec | 98.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.27 Mpixels/sec | 14.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 139 tests | 79 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 26.9 images/sec | 51.9 images/sec |
| Face detection | 13.2 images/sec | 24.9 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.7 Gpixels/sec | 0.72 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.61 Gpixels/sec | 1 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.98 Gpixels/sec | 2.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.18 Gpixels/sec | 0.36 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 43.4 Gpixels/sec | 115.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3083.6 FPS | 4390.2 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 90 tests | 50 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1652 | 2737 |
| Stability | 79% | 67% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 20 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 8190 | 12156 |
| Stability | 72% | - |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Section 3 | 26 FPS | 40 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 4676 | 6490 |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 38 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 16536 | 31126 |
| Video editing score | 7905 | 8963 |
| Data manipulation score | 14260 | 19422 |
| Photo editing score | 31248 | 62111 |
| Writing score | 19168 | 40875 |
| Phones tested | 41 models | 13 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-30 (EA Fran) | AnTuTu 12 | 2452758 |
| π 2026-09-30 (Nyvronis) | AnTuTu 12 | 2649328 |
| π 2026-09-29 -> Alejandro Sorin | AnTuTu 12 | 2597186 |
| π 2026-09-29 (Gadji TΓ¦mΓ¦v) | AnTuTu 12 | 2438906 |
| π 2026-09-29 (Ratiii) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1995 / 6875 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-30 (HoΓ ng HαΊ£i) | AnTuTu 12 | 3638992 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Nikko) | AnTuTu 11 | 3512813 |
| π 2026-09-28 (nminh) | AnTuTu 12 | 4038854 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Johnnis) | AnTuTu 12 | 3903835 |
| π 2026-09-26 (JJJ) | AnTuTu 12 | 3290752 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5CPU
| 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 |
2x 4.74 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Prime 6x 3.63 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Performance |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3300 MHz | 4740 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | - | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 750 | Adreno 840 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 6 | 3 |
| Shading units | 256 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2774 Gigaflops | 3993.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 84.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2540 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 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 X75 | Snapdragon X85 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 12500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2023 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - |
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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