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Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
VS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (with Adreno 735 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. Specs
  7. 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 8s Gen 3
  • Has 5 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
  • Supports 163% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Performs 69% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 75%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1797K vs 1027K
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2630 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Higher GPU frequency (~13%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
vs
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 556525 411404
GPU 503679 217586
Memory 307418 154808
UX 430199 244127
Total score 1797821 1027925
Samples [287 tests] [175 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 219.8 MB/sec 155 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156.3 pages/sec 80.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 167.8 Mpixels/sec 101.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 113.3 images/sec 55.5 images/sec
HDR 142.1 Mpixels/sec 92.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 16.9 images/sec 11.4 images/sec
Photo processing 51.2 images/sec 21.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.15 Mpixels/sec 3.9 Mpixels/sec
Samples 64 tests 26 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 13.6 images/sec 6.81 images/sec
Face detection 6.39 images/sec 3.22 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.47 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.55 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.54 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 26.2 Gpixels/sec 15.9 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1701.5 FPS 395.6 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 40 tests 19 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1033 490
Stability 90% 98%
Graphics test 8 FPS 4 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 4992 -
Graphics test 19 FPS -
Section 1 22 FPS -
Section 2 19 FPS -
Section 3 16 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 3116 1596
Stability 82% -
Graphics test 18 FPS 9 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14506 12784
Video editing score 7662 7333
Data manipulation score 15136 10354
Photo editing score 27100 25101
Writing score 19378 12578
Phones tested 14 models 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 -> NeroSSSrankAnTuTu 121987539
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (itzmelvl8)AnTuTu 122030011
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Nikolas)AnTuTu 121720086
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (PenIsVrot)AnTuTu 121889355
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Rukoo_Blood)AnTuTu 111820000
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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 8s Gen 3 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520		 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 3000 MHz 2630 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.6-A
L1 cache 128 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 8 MB 3 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 7.5 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 735 Adreno 720
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1100 MHz 975 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 768 512
FLOPS 1689.6 Gigaflops 998.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 67.2 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2880 x 1800
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p 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 X70 5G Snapdragon X63
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 6500 Mbps Up to 5000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2024 November 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8635 SM7550-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3

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voulon April 7, 2026 at 07:38 PM
Why is there such a huge performance jump between mid range and high end?
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Watchasoky September 5, 2024 at 03:37 PM
The fact that phones with price range of 25k ~ 40k using 7 gen 3 is mind blowing. They're really stretching this processor Moto Edge 50 pro, Vivo v40 are really using 7 gen 3 processor while charging the money of 8s gen 3.
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