Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 graphics) and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 (Adreno 732). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

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 7 Plus Gen 3
  • Shows significantly better (up to 46%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1660K vs 1135K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Supports 31% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Higher GPU frequency (~13%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 406119 562487
GPU 233383 419835
Memory 188085 279528
UX 308291 399074
Total score 1135878 1660924
Samples [127 tests] [66 tests]

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 208.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 86.4 pages/sec 152.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 104.6 Mpixels/sec 165.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 72.9 images/sec 117.5 images/sec
HDR 104.7 Mpixels/sec 157.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.1 images/sec 16.6 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 49.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.04 Mpixels/sec 5.63 Mpixels/sec
Samples 49 tests 23 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 7.75 images/sec 11.9 images/sec
Face detection 3.37 images/sec 5.81 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.46 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.28 Gpixels/sec 0.52 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.32 Gpixels/sec 0.47 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 13.1 Gpixels/sec 23.1 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 851.2 FPS 1469.7 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 16 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 505 967
Stability 77% 98%
Graphics test 4 FPS 7 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 1508 3000
Stability 91% 63%
Graphics test 9 FPS 17 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12232 18307
Video editing score 7638 6702
Data manipulation score 10494 13620
Photo editing score 29866 41779
Writing score 15219 23052
Phones tested 11 models 4 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 83 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 26 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 58 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Asus Zenfone 8
1080 x 2400
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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“˜ 2026-10-07 (Nam)AnTuTu 121163847
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Swatik)AnTuTu 121845248
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 -> Keval PatelAnTuTu 111717378
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Keval)AnTuTu 111656748
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Extaille)AnTuTu 111740172
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Abolfazl)AnTuTu 111753254

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 7 Plus 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 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 5.5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 660 Adreno 732
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 840 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 3 3
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 768 768
FLOPS 1290.2 Gigaflops 1459.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 67.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1600
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
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 5G
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 7
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 March 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8350 SM7675-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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