Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (with Adreno 829 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (Adreno 750). 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 5
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Shows better (up to 30%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3057K vs 2345K
- 15% higher CPU clock speed (3800 vs 3300 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~23%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 905159 | 700525 |
| GPU | 1061006 | 805478 |
| Memory | 388817 | 296043 |
| UX | 702233 | 543517 |
| Total score | 3057215 | 2345563 |
| Samples | [91 tests] | [443 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 377.4 MB/sec | 256.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 221 pages/sec | 190.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 268.2 Mpixels/sec | 209.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 269.9 images/sec | 168.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 306 Mpixels/sec | 208.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 35.9 images/sec | 24 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 87.9 images/sec | 63.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12 Mpixels/sec | 7.27 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | 139 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 38 images/sec | 26.9 images/sec |
| Face detection | 18.7 images/sec | 13.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.71 Gpixels/sec | 0.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.85 Gpixels/sec | 0.61 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.41 Gpixels/sec | 0.98 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | 0.18 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 79.6 Gpixels/sec | 43.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3028.3 FPS | 3083.6 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 10 tests | 90 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1823 | 1652 |
| Stability | - | 79% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 12 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 9094 | 8190 |
| Stability | - | 72% |
| Graphics test | 35 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 35 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 29 FPS | 26 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 4676 |
| Graphics test | - | 27 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18849 | 16536 |
| Video editing score | 7194 | 7905 |
| Data manipulation score | 15237 | 14260 |
| Photo editing score | 40238 | 31248 |
| Writing score | 25119 | 19168 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 41 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-15 (Kolli) | AnTuTu | 2919996 |
| π 2026-09-11 (Bobo_haram) | AnTuTu | 3082479 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Goodfok213) | AnTuTu | 3047741 |
| π 2026-09-08 -> Nano_Limanlin957 | GeekBench GPU | 21413 |
| π 2026-09-08 -> Nano_Limanlin957 | GeekBench CPU | 2819 / 9300 |
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 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3CPU
| Architecture | 2x 3.8 GHz β Oryon Prime 6x 3.32 GHz β Oryon Performance |
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 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3800 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 829 | Adreno 750 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 1225 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 6 |
| Shading units | 512 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2508.8 Gigaflops | 2774 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 76.8 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 2540 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 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 X80 | Snapdragon X75 |
| 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 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2025 | October 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8845 | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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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