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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
VS
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (with Adreno 750 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (Adreno 730). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (2)

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 3
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Shows significantly better (up to 81%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2345K vs 1294K
  • Performs 66% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~22%)
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (3300 vs 3000 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +81%
2345563
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1294871
CPU 700525 490530
GPU 805478 202615
Memory 296043 221583
UX 543517 380143
Total score 2345563 1294871
Samples [443 tests] [90 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 256.8 MB/sec 151.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 190.9 pages/sec 104.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 209.1 Mpixels/sec 124.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 168.6 images/sec 88.5 images/sec
HDR 208.6 Mpixels/sec 119.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 24 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Photo processing 63.6 images/sec 38.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.27 Mpixels/sec 4.49 Mpixels/sec
Samples 139 tests 54 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 26.9 images/sec 9.81 images/sec
Face detection 13.2 images/sec 4.42 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.7 Gpixels/sec 0.3 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.61 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.98 Gpixels/sec 0.41 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 43.4 Gpixels/sec 15.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 3083.6 FPS 1079.5 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 90 tests 30 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1652 729
Stability 79% -
Graphics test 12 FPS 5 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 2255
Stability - 63%
Graphics test 27 FPS 13 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 16536 13237
Video editing score 7905 7311
Data manipulation score 14260 10976
Photo editing score 31248 27827
Writing score 19168 15631
Phones tested 41 models 16 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 88 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 42 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 89 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 114 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 40 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400
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 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Lunka)AnTuTu2094129
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Asfi)AnTuTu2176056
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Ashish)AnTuTu2259113
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Бамса с24)AnTuTu2278769
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> Rabbit5656AnTuTu2327770
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Khaled)AnTuTu1341721
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 (Jonath)AnTuTu1005770
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Hireath)GeekBench CPU1432 / 3945
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (Abdullah)AnTuTu1324059
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 -> Aura_Test_KingGeekBench GPU3761
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Specifications

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

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A520		 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3300 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 5.3 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 750 Adreno 730
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 903-1000 MHz 818 MHz
Pipelines 6 2
Shading units 256 512
Total shaders 1536 1024
FLOPS 2774 Gigaflops 1675.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
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
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X75 Snapdragon X65
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2023 December 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC SM8450
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - 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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Random January 29, 2024 at 06:00 PM
Are SoCs manufactured by TSMC better than those by Samsung?
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Ihwa March 26, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Yes, Samsung fabrication is trash and has much to catch up on.
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