Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (with Adreno 660 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 3
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 888
- Performs 2.2x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.1x) AnTuTu 11 score β 2345K vs 1135K
- Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 51.2 GB/s)
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
- 16% higher CPU clock speed (3300 vs 2840 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~19%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 406119 | 700525 |
| GPU | 233383 | 805478 |
| Memory | 188085 | 296043 |
| UX | 308291 | 543517 |
| Total score | 1135878 | 2345563 |
| Samples | [127 tests] | [443 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 156.9 MB/sec | 256.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 86.4 pages/sec | 190.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 104.6 Mpixels/sec | 209.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 72.9 images/sec | 168.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 104.7 Mpixels/sec | 208.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.1 images/sec | 24 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 26.5 images/sec | 63.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.04 Mpixels/sec | 7.27 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 49 tests | 139 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.75 images/sec | 26.9 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.37 images/sec | 13.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.28 Gpixels/sec | 0.61 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.32 Gpixels/sec | 0.98 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.18 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 13.1 Gpixels/sec | 43.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 851.2 FPS | 3083.6 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 19 tests | 90 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 505 | 1652 |
| Stability | 77% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 12 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 | 1508 | 4676 |
| Stability | 91% | - |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 27 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12232 | 16536 |
| Video editing score | 7638 | 7905 |
| Data manipulation score | 10494 | 14260 |
| Photo editing score | 29866 | 31248 |
| Writing score | 15219 | 19168 |
| Phones tested | 11 models | 41 models |
Gaming
| 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-02 -> Notezit | GeekBench CPU | 1412 / 3348 |
| π 2026-08-18 (Soul) | AnTuTu | 1210861 |
| π 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962) | GeekBench CPU | 1537 / 3989 |
| π 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962) | AnTuTu | 1253342 |
| π 2026-08-08 -> AlicanTuTu | AnTuTu | 1198886 |
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 888 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz β Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz β Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
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 | 2840 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Adreno 750 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 6 |
| Shading units | 256 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 Gigaflops | 2774 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 | Hexagon |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - 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 | X60 | Snapdragon X75 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 10000 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 | October 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8350 | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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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