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Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Snapdragon 888
VS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (Adreno 720). 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 (9)

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 888
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Has 1 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
  • Performs 29% better in floating-point computations
  • 8% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2630 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1135K vs 1027K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 888
vs
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 888 +11%
1135878
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1027925
CPU 406119 411404
GPU 233383 217586
Memory 188085 154808
UX 308291 244127
Total score 1135878 1027925
Samples [127 tests] [175 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 156.9 MB/sec 155 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.4 pages/sec 80.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 104.6 Mpixels/sec 101.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 72.9 images/sec 55.5 images/sec
HDR 104.7 Mpixels/sec 92.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.1 images/sec 11.4 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 21.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 3.9 Mpixels/sec
Samples 49 tests 26 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.75 images/sec 6.81 images/sec
Face detection 3.37 images/sec 3.22 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.28 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.32 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 13.1 Gpixels/sec 15.9 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 851.2 FPS 395.6 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 19 tests 19 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 505 490
Stability 77% 98%
Graphics test 4 FPS 4 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1508 1596
Stability 91% -
Graphics test 9 FPS 9 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12232 12784
Video editing score 7638 7333
Data manipulation score 10494 10354
Photo editing score 29866 25101
Writing score 15219 12578
Phones tested 11 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 83 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Asus Zenfone 8
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 888
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Zha)AnTuTu 12976692
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 -> NotezitGeekbench 6 CPU1412 / 3348
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-18 (Soul)AnTuTu 111210861
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Bali)AnTuTu 111044174
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Baclaven)AnTuTu 11947758
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Raad)AnTuTu 111022189
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Tapnbridge)AnTuTu 111051017
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Iulitic211Rg)AnTuTu 111102591
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)		 1x 2.63 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2630 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.6-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB 3 MB
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 660 Adreno 720
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 840 MHz 975 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 768 512
FLOPS 1290.2 Gigaflops 998.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 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 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2880 x 1800
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X60 Snapdragon X63
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 5000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 November 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8350 SM7550-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3

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Comments

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Eli February 17, 2025 at 04:36 PM
I have Samsung S21 SD 888, it is amazing processor , i run my PUBG on 90Fps which is perfect option for me ;)
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Gabriel May 1, 2026 at 09:39 AM
I don't if u have seen the update but like 3 months ago I got ultra extreme update on same phone (maybe Little different bc it says limited edition but I still think it's same) and since that I have 120fps and I even tested it with fps meter and it stays stable 120fps
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F*kar September 5, 2024 at 08:42 AM
Except slight battery life, sd 7 gen 3 is an inferior chip compared to a 3 YEAR OLD flagship 8 series processor. And the fact that phones like GT2 had great heat management and sustained performance with this chipset shows that it got a bad rep cuz some OEMs failed to add the required heat management. And Nord ce4 belongs to that family which has been in news for the past 5 years for all the bad reasons, most recent ones being the fiasco of 9 and 10 series soc dead. Not to mention all the chips used in oneplus give poor antutu score compared to same chips in IQOO( not comparing the UI experience but then OnePlus has also joined the club of adding bloatwares ). So this 7 gen3 performs more like a 7 gen 1 in Nord ce4 anyways.
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SD 7 Gen 3 > SD 888 August 22, 2024 at 06:33 AM
The Gen 7 is the better processor because it doesn't give up away in power (it is actually superior in aspects that are more valuable than others where it's inferior but have no practical use anyway), it is more efficient and heats a lot less.
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Krttt June 10, 2024 at 11:51 AM
It's so sad that the Nord CE4 is the only phone with UFS 4.0 (currently).
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IDK April 21, 2024 at 12:40 AM
The 7 Gen 3 is an intermediate processor that delivers top-of-the-line performance comparable to a few years ago, but with updated features. It is clearly superior in many respects. It also benefits from being made with technology from TSMC, not Samsung.
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Phone enthusiast April 17, 2024 at 08:03 AM
I had a phone with the 888 chipset, and it's essentially an induction heater in the form of an SoC (System on a Chip).
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Peace April 3, 2024 at 02:37 AM
The snapdragon 7 Gen 3 can compete against such amazing processors and the fact that it comes in budget-friendly mobiles is even more astonishing. So I would gladly call it the winner.
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Dharani April 2, 2024 at 11:53 AM
I'd say this is a fair comparison. The 7 gen 3 is available in the Nord CE 4. It's nice to be able to get AI features at a mid-range price.
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