Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (with Adreno 735 graphics) and 7s Gen 3 (Adreno 810). 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 8s Gen 3
  • Performs 3.1x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 163% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 73%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1797K vs 1041K
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2500 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~5%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 556525 405718
GPU 503679 179932
Memory 307418 193010
UX 430199 263239
Total score 1797821 1041899
Samples [287 tests] [140 tests]

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 157.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156.3 pages/sec 83.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 167.8 Mpixels/sec 116.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 113.3 images/sec 59.8 images/sec
HDR 142.1 Mpixels/sec 96.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 16.9 images/sec 11.7 images/sec
Photo processing 51.2 images/sec 26.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.15 Mpixels/sec 4.29 Mpixels/sec
Samples 64 tests 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 13.6 images/sec 8.39 images/sec
Face detection 6.39 images/sec 4.05 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.47 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.55 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.54 Gpixels/sec 0.31 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 26.2 Gpixels/sec 17.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1701.5 FPS 628.9 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 40 tests 12 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1033 379
Stability 90% -
Graphics test 8 FPS 3 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 -
Stability 82% -
Graphics test 18 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14506 13557
Video editing score 7662 7169
Data manipulation score 15136 11111
Photo editing score 27100 21690
Writing score 19378 16942
Phones tested 14 models 8 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (kingcrabs5656)AnTuTu 121859795
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (Arkelian)AnTuTu 121060019
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Floyd)AnTuTu 111054677
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (nandoAp)AnTuTu 111091436
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (MishaDesher)AnTuTu 121029598
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (SilentSPHINX)AnTuTu 11936025

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 128 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 8 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 7.5 W -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 735 Adreno 810
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 1100 MHz 1050 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 768 256
FLOPS 1689.6 Gigaflops 537.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 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 1920 x 1200
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 5G -
4G support LTE Cat. 22 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 6500 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 1600 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 August 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8635 SM7635
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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H. K. February 1, 2025 at 03:12 PM
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s gan3 is best and batter
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kaukkauk January 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
8s gen3 is the best
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