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Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
VS
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (with Adreno 735 graphics) and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (Adreno 740). 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 (106)

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
  • Higher GPU frequency (~62%)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Performs 24% better in floating-point computations
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 3000 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 556525 553922
GPU 503679 434880
Memory 307418 311861
UX 430199 456381
Total score 1797821 1757044
Samples [287 tests] [238 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 218.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156.3 pages/sec 145.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 167.8 Mpixels/sec 168.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 113.3 images/sec 133 images/sec
HDR 142.1 Mpixels/sec 167.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 16.9 images/sec 18.8 images/sec
Photo processing 51.2 images/sec 34.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.15 Mpixels/sec 5.78 Mpixels/sec
Samples 64 tests 132 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 13.6 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Face detection 6.39 images/sec 5.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.47 Gpixels/sec 0.53 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.55 Gpixels/sec 0.56 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.54 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 26.2 Gpixels/sec 32.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1701.5 FPS 2177.4 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 40 tests 66 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1033 1092
Stability 90% 67%
Graphics test 8 FPS 8 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 4992 5312
Stability - 67%
Graphics test 19 FPS 20 FPS
Section 1 22 FPS 23 FPS
Section 2 19 FPS 20 FPS
Section 3 16 FPS 17 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 3116 3667
Stability 82% 45%
Graphics test 18 FPS 21 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14506 13957
Video editing score 7662 7265
Data manipulation score 15136 14272
Photo editing score 27100 32179
Writing score 19378 17828
Phones tested 14 models 9 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 90 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 56 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 118 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 120 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1116 x 2480
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 8s Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9CPU Throttle92%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9Geekbench 6 CPU1952 / 5317
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9AnTuTu 111950942
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Rox9ne9)Geekbench 6 CPU1960 / 5182
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (Jikorei Miruko)AnTuTu 121988803
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (DiKevoLi'Phone)AnTuTu 121844320
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Mil)AnTuTu 121763249
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> PhonePornAnTuTu 121873287
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (Fluffyicebite:3)AnTuTu 121835927
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (Anekochan)AnTuTu 111824088
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520		 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L1 cache 128 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - 16 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 7.5 W 8.5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 735 Adreno 740
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1100 MHz 680 MHz
Pipelines 3 3
Shading units 256 512
Total shaders 768 1536
FLOPS 1689.6 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- 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 Snapdragon X70 5G Snapdragon X70
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 6500 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 5.4 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2024 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8635 SM8550-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
    - There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.

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Comments

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tobbiloba June 10, 2026 at 07:04 PM
2026 and the community is still confused af even the comments arent of help
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Kxt0f May 4, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Flagship always wins
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Alex April 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
8 gen 2 as overall a better chipset considering everything. It's so disappointing to see you guys are believing in antutu 11's gpu score and making verdict on the basis of that. The antutu 11 gpu score is totally wrong.I don’t know they used which parameters. 8s gen 3 is chiper version launched later to provide flagship performance at low budget but notice that they cut cost in every aspect to make it cheaper. The adreno 740 is roughly 15% better than the adreno 735.Adreno 735 is an over clocked version of adreno 730. You can check "Notebook check" gpu scores and results. Please make your data correct.
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Querty November 18, 2025 at 02:47 PM
Dont buy any 8s series they are good on paper but in long run they are trash,my Poco F6 after 1.3 yrs starts to have lags in games after newer updates, Qualcomm cares only about the Flagship cips,dont buy mid range,u will get the same experince for like max 2 years,after that u will have optimization problems.
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Zen November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Sounds more like a Poco optimization problem than the chip. My iqoo with the same chip still work great.
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Ryu November 26, 2025 at 04:13 PM
I was afraid of this idea... it hurts me. That's another reason why F7 pro is better than F7, not only cuz is a more comfortable smaller phone, or that has 2k screen resolution, but most important is becuase it carries a true high range snapdragon soc, that will have more official and not official support
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Lie December 5, 2025 at 04:12 PM
What are you talking about?, my F6 (8/256) still runs many games flawlessly, it might be because you can't afford to bother with adding something like a fan cooler that cost not even 1/10th of the phone price. With cooler the F6 still smokes many mid range phones with Dimensity 7300 and Exynos 1680
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Jhandubalm December 12, 2025 at 08:54 AM
Zen, Your iQOO Neo 10r isn't even an year old just wait and watch 🀣
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ishowspeed January 30, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Install custom rom Fixed!!
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Potatopanda February 4, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Poco F6 User here "NO" I play daily switch games on 1x (persona 5r, Botw, Tomb raider) Codm (high, extreme fps) Genshin (medium, bloom, blur) 12/512gb model maybe ya all folks running shitty global rom...
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Ahmad March 7, 2026 at 04:00 AM
Ryu, Not true 8s gen 4 slightly better than 8gen3 more efficient And F7 screen is perfect and better than f7 pro Because it's 19:5:9 aspect ratio.
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Raj March 14, 2026 at 12:57 PM
ishowspeed, Absolutely right Xiaomi always have a legacy like this that's why we need to put custom rom
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WHAT March 16, 2025 at 05:40 AM
If the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is better than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, then why is the Dimensity 8400 considered better than the 8s Gen 3, while the 8 Gen 2 is still better than the Dimensity 8400?
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android ftw April 7, 2025 at 04:38 AM
Paradox that doubts itself
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saleesh April 8, 2025 at 07:12 AM
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has Hexagon Gen 2 NPU and Adreno 740 GPU, where as Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has Hexagon Gen 3 NPU and Adreno 735 GPU. Hexagon Gen 3 is 40% more powerful than Gen 2, and Adreno 740 is 25% more powerful than Adreno 735. To put it in simple terms. If you want better AI performance go with SD 8s Gen3. And if you want more gaming performance go with SD 8 Gen 2.
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Faisal April 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
saleesh, Snapdragon gen 2 anyday
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SOC master February 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Shading units and total shaders is telling the truth . Still 8gen 2 is far better, with better modem and gpu .
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Chill February 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
So whats better 8s gen 3 or 8 gen 2?
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No one May 4, 2025 at 01:45 PM
Depends, if you want good performance at AI, go to 8s Gen 3 If you want better performance at gaming, go for 8 Gen 2 Overall maybe 8 Gen 2 better than 8s Gen 3
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SOC master February 16, 2025 at 03:46 PM
Here 8gen 2 is better in almost every aspect , better modem with much higher shading units.
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Anonymous February 7, 2025 at 06:47 AM
Is it me or those CPUs doesn’t make sense?? In 8s gen 3 all the cortex is newer and better so it should score higher geekbench and antutu score but it doesn’t have much of a difference?? What am I missing here? I know the 8 gen 2’s cortex X3 is 3.2GHz vs 3.0 GHz for cortex x4 but that won’t make big difference will it?
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Read here February 19, 2025 at 07:22 AM
Gpu falls down there don't blame the cpu. Antutu based on overall not just cpu. Read again for what they just test.
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Anonymous February 7, 2025 at 06:44 AM
Doesn’t make sense at all
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Feisel February 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
What about stability
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Read here February 19, 2025 at 07:23 AM
8s gen 3 wasn't fully optimized I'm using it right now cpu bottleneck most of Games
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noob February 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Read here, Chatting out your arse. No optimization required on the same chip platform! Clueless. The 8s Gen 3 is just a slight cut down of a chip, not a new architecture.
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Read here May 30, 2025 at 09:13 PM
noob, Actually they need it badly optimization, this isn't same as gen 1+, newer architecture you can it if you like. Trust me i own this one, cpu bottleneck terrible take maybe months to resolve. Godbless
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greyen July 19, 2025 at 05:12 PM
Read here, Ur still using it? Stable in games like wuthering waves? Ue4
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B S January 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ultimately, the discussion is more confusing and can't serve the general people’s purpose.
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random person February 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
same here pls someone help us....i read all the comments(i'm not a pro)....still confused...i'm planning to purchase iqoo neo10R(8sgen3)...but iqoo neo 9 pro(8 GEN 2)is still best?...especially for gaming...it's 2025 so 8s gen 3 now optimized? PLZ HELP GUYSSS
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Thomas February 8, 2025 at 07:44 AM
random person, Gen 2 is still better for emulation unfortuantely. But Gen 3 is better for other stuff.
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Rtr February 16, 2025 at 04:15 AM
random person, If u need only performance then buy neo9 but with 10r u will get more update than neo9
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ggqwerty March 25, 2025 at 07:16 AM
random person, Go for 8 Gen 2 because it's older than 8S Gen 3, and SD chipsets are open source, meaning developers of each game like PUBG, CoDM, Freefire, and other FPS games can freely access it to optimize their games. Fortunately, they have already finished tweaking or optimizing their games for 8 Gen 2, so expect smoother and higher frame rates and graphics. The same goes for MOBA games.
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Anonymous March 26, 2025 at 03:53 PM
random person, Not optimised I can't play games at their best
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No one May 4, 2025 at 01:47 PM
random person, Yes for gaming go for iQOO Neo9 Pro
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kem November 9, 2024 at 01:56 PM
so it’s 8gen3 cpu arch and 8gen1 gpu
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Macgyver November 12, 2024 at 10:16 PM
8gen2 it's just 12% ahead of 8sgen3, while 8sgen3 it's 67% ahead of gen1. It's a perfect chip for cost effective device, with good performance, and all the features of a 8 category
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Alam November 16, 2024 at 02:07 PM
many people think 8sgen3 GPU is between 8+g1 and 8gen2 but the truth is 8sgen3 GPU is closer to 8gen2 than just a little bit better than 8+gen1
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Auku November 2, 2024 at 01:51 AM
I choose 8s gen 3 because lowest 8s gen 3 poco f6 @23k vs lowest 8 gen 2 iqooo neo 9 pro @35k.
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aoakaj October 23, 2024 at 03:48 PM
8 gen 2 gpu is better than 8 s gen 3 for gaming performance
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SR pay October 9, 2024 at 05:06 AM
In reality 8Gen2 is more powerful and stable
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Shewii October 13, 2024 at 07:08 AM
Wrong. 8th Gen 3 is a new chipset; it needs optimization and driver updates in the future. Newer architecture and new technology will help 8th Gen 3 beat 8th Gen 2 in the next driver updates.
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Pony October 13, 2024 at 07:15 AM
In reality, K70 8 Gen 2 is very heating when playing games, and FPS is unstable, leading to a bad experience. Z9 Turbo 8s Gen 3, with the same game playing, is cooler and the FPS is much more stable than K70. Therefore, the problem lies in device optimization, not the chipset.
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Thomas February 11, 2025 at 08:02 AM
Pony, yeah but the battery life is terrible on the 8s gen 3, since the gpu is hella overclocked. it uses a lot more power.
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Karan March 3, 2025 at 07:11 PM
Shewii, It's 8s Gen 3. There is a major difference between 8 Gen 3 and 8s Gen 3. 8s Gen 3 is somewhere between 8+ Gen 1 and 8 Gen 2
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Okbut September 28, 2024 at 03:42 AM
On paper sd 8s gen 3 appears as a very powerful processor but in reality it doesn't live upto it's expectations. Sd 8s gen 3 in poco f6 heats up a lot and starts to throttle down it's performance. This could be the reason why it's sells much cheaper than sd 8 gen 2 phones. In terms of cpu both are very similar but due to the better gpu present in sd 8 gen 2 makes it a better option of heavy gaming. So in my conclusion sd 8s gen3 < sd 7 plus gen 3 < sd 8 gen 2 < sd 8 gen 3
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Andrey_Sk1ls September 1, 2024 at 08:56 AM
8s gen 3 is more stable and optimized than 8 gen 2 for sure
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A7med October 10, 2024 at 11:38 AM
No its silcon is worse than 8 gen 2 So its heating so much
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sanath shetty October 23, 2024 at 05:18 PM
A7med, can you tell me why, exactly
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moon November 14, 2024 at 02:01 PM
sanath shetty, my friend has 8s gen 3 chipset and he says it heats up a lot
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King Miracle. August 19, 2024 at 12:24 PM
You see, the 8S Gen 3 is just using an overclocked 8+ Gen 1 GPU. If you use Nano review's compare tool, you'll see that the Adreno 730, and the 735 have similar characteristics (Shaders, Pipelines, etc). The only major difference is in the clock speed. That's the reason why you should go for the 8 Gen 2, if you're dedicated to gaming. The overclock on the 8S Gen 3's GPU will make it run very hot in no time, as confirmed by YouTube tests. Pick wisely! πŸ˜‰
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Noop August 24, 2024 at 06:38 AM
Just a slight correction; the GPU of 8S Gen 3 is not an overclocked GPU 8 Plus Gen 1. Both do not share the same microarchitecture. The 8S Gen 3 has 25% less ALUs than what's found in the 8 Plus Gen 1. Also, the 8S Gen 3 supports real-time, hardware-accelerated ray-tracing, while the 8 Plus Gen 1 only supports software-accelerated ray-tracing.
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Potty September 1, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Noop, Arm9.2A just watch how SD 8s gen3 beat SD 8 gen2 easily With the help of AC X4 , AC720 , AC520 This processor just new buddy
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Khaos September 2, 2024 at 12:49 AM
The SD 8s Gen 3 indeed has an overclocked GPU from the 8+ Gen 1. Furthermore, it's 1+4+3 combination kinda reminds me of the 1+2+2+3 combo (the 2+2 of which contains A7xx performance cores) from the 8 Gen 2, yet some people can't help but deny the truth even when it's already in front of their eyes πŸ˜”
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MDD4 August 8, 2024 at 05:50 AM
I'm just voting for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for the 4K 120FPS. πŸ’―
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Cross August 18, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Like they allow us to have Video out through the Type-C Port , "Only" Flagships do that . The 8S Gen 3 is still very much a viable option as its newer architecture and improved effeciency is just crazy . For example , The POCO F6 A.K.A Redmi Turbo 3 is very much an Value For Money phone compared to its competetiors . 512 GB UFS 4.0 , 12 GB LPDDR5X , 90% Screen To Body ratio packing a Dolby Atmos Stereo Dual Speaker Setup and Dolby Vision and HDR 10+ Support for the display powered by that sweet 8s gen 3 paired with close to 5000mm^2 VC Chamber and 90W Quick Charge . I'd say thats VALUE . For some crazy Android Modder like me , the ability to also unlock the phone's bootloader is also a given plus . It even has more gaming features that most phones in the segment with the exception of IQOO . I have seen many reviews and tests , The POCO F6 was the ONLY one which maintained constant recordings accross the board . My Final Thoughts , Just go for it man.
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Cross July 29, 2024 at 08:44 AM
Generally, for any game like Genshin Impact, COD Warzone, CPU performance and efficiency per watt is very important apart from performance. The 8 Gen 2 has a 6.3W TDP while the 8S Gen 3 has a 6W TDP according to NanoReview, so the 8S Gen 3 is more efficient. These games bottleneck CPU's more than GPU when running at a lower framerate, A.K.A. 60-30, so I'd say get the 8S Gen 3 as it has more "features" compared to 8 Gen 2. Mainly in day-to-day usage of AI tools.
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Wrong August 24, 2024 at 06:33 AM
The tdps shown are just some guesses. Geekerwans review and xiaobais review on youtube show 8g2 being more efficient than 7+g3/8sg3 in genshin.
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Cross September 1, 2024 at 03:30 PM
Wrong, That could be a software issue because the 8 gen 2 is primarily a pretty old cpu , released in 2022 . the 8s gen 3 is a very recent soc and the 7+gen 3 is not a competetior for 8 gen 2 so i would say the 8s gen 3 has better cpu effeciency as it uses new architecture compared to 8 gen 2 . also note that the 8s gen 3 shows better image processing scores compared to 8 gen 2.
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Thomas February 11, 2025 at 08:04 AM
Wrong, This is 100% true, I seen the 8s g3,(poco f6) drop to 35-40 fps and throttle hard. I think snapdragon 8 gen 1+ and gen 2 gen chips are better for genshin.
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Wrong March 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Cross, Its still worse than 8g2 in 2025. No optimizations could save it. And 7+g3 is in the same class. Its just slightly underclocked 8sg3.
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Adam July 15, 2024 at 10:51 PM
So the 8s gen 3 beats 8 gen 2 in everything?
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Charan sai July 25, 2024 at 04:26 PM
No, it is not better than 8 Gen 2.
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Truth July 30, 2024 at 04:16 AM
Charan sai, 8s Gen3 is the future; is way better than 8 Gen2.
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Papadam August 15, 2024 at 07:59 AM
Charan sai, Yes. Snapdragon 8s gen 3 is much superior than 8 Gen 2.
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Loo August 24, 2024 at 06:34 AM
Truth, Proof where? What future?
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Potty September 1, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Charan sai, It is buddy It's just new in the market Arm V9.2A AC X4, AC 720, AC 520 it's a 25% boost everything But , depends on smartphone companies whom are how to optimize
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PeeCee May 26, 2024 at 06:15 AM
I think I'd go for Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 over 8 Gen 2 because it's not only the newer version, but also utilizes X4 core, whereas Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 utilizes X3 core at a higher clock speed, i.e., 3.2 GHz for SD 8 Gen 2 and X4 at 3 GHz for SD 8s Gen 3. As X4 core is the newer core, it is supposedly faster than X3 core, perhaps by 10% to 15%. So, I think Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 scores higher in CPU, though Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 scores slightly higher in the GPU department. However, I'm not an avid gamer and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is fast and powerful enough to take on any games and apps thrown at it with ease and efficiency. So, yes, though Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is a little less powerful in GPU, I'd prefer it over Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. In fact, Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 is sufficient for my activities on my phone as it also utilizes X4 core at 2.8 GHz, I think, along with Cortex A720 and Cortex A520 cores. And Adreno 732, right, in Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 is powerful enough to handle my gaming activities and other activities on my phone. That's why I might go for Realme GT 6T over Poco F6 because Realme GT 6T has a 5500 mAh battery with 120W fast charging while Poco F6 has, I think, a 5000 mAh battery with 120W charging. Though I prefer Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 over Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3, they are both powerful for my use, and I think Realme GT 6T is also more attractive than Poco F6, as I take looks seriously too.
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Kan June 6, 2024 at 10:21 AM
So many benchmarks showed 8G2 has a faster CPU than 8S G3, not sure why.
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Thunderpanda June 7, 2024 at 04:15 AM
Kan, System cache, flagship drivers, and architecture. Calibrated CPU and GPU to work better with each other.
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Sooo June 8, 2024 at 03:02 PM
Kan, Because its clocked higher.
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niveZz June 12, 2024 at 06:03 AM
The 8s gen 3 uses newer arm core designs but they cut the cache sizes so in terms of efficiency it's the same. And the peak performance (that nobody should care about bcs it's not sustainable) of the 8 gen 2 is higher. The gpu tho is a whole different story. The Adreno 735 (that of the 8s gen 3) is basically just an overclocked Adreno 730 (that of the 8+ gen 1). It doesn't even reach the same peak performance at 1100mhz as the 8 gen 2 at 680mhz and the adreno 735 is way way less efficient. For comparison: the 8 gen 2 reaches the same performance at 6 Watts as the 8s gen 3 reaches at 11 Watts On the lower spectrum the efficiency gap is smaller tho
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Thundah June 19, 2024 at 04:37 AM
niveZz, Just a slight correction, the GPU of 8S Gen 3 is not an overclocked GPU 8 Plus Gen 1. Both do not share the same microarchitecture as the 8S Gen 3 has 25% less ALUs than what's found in the 8 Plus Gen 1. Also, the 8S Gen 3 supports real-time hardware-accelerated ray-tracing while the 8 Plus Gen 1 only supports software-accelerated ray-tracing.
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Truth July 30, 2024 at 04:18 AM
Kan, When everything being put in, 8s Gen3 are way better choice triumph 8 gen2. Newer architecture x4. They don't call is 8s Gen 3 for nothing.
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Chutney August 15, 2024 at 08:01 AM
Kan, Because there's still a lot of old stock to clear. Who would want to buy older version than newer version if the don't say that gen 2 is better.
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Dahl August 15, 2024 at 08:02 AM
Sooo, Because it can handle higher clock & maintain the heat
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Thosai August 15, 2024 at 08:03 AM
niveZz, X4 > X3 Simple answer
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Bigbang August 15, 2024 at 08:07 AM
Truth, True. 8; they don't use the number for no reasonable reason to class it there. 8s Gen 3 with the the S is more like a Sigma. It is better in another way but 8 Gen 3 still the alpha
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Lol August 24, 2024 at 06:38 AM
Truth, They call it that to make you feel like youre getting something very close to 8g3 while its actually worse overall than 8g2
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Indrajit Paul May 25, 2024 at 06:56 AM
I see all the details available till now. My conclusion is that 8s Gen 3 is nothing but a slightly modified version of 8Gen 2.
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jer May 27, 2024 at 03:39 AM
8s gen 3 was the OC version of 7+ gen 3
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Jam June 19, 2024 at 04:39 AM
Not an overclocked version. Both do not share the same core design, L1, L2, L3 and SLC cache.
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Muruku Basi July 29, 2024 at 02:40 AM
Sd 8s Gen3 have the new architecture & nothing too low than 2 years older SD gen2. Definitely go the newly launch one & it is in the 8 family & it definitely be a reason to be there. Go for x4 instead x3. If you going to shop for phone now, you won't be picking 8 gen 2. Either you have the money for 8gen3 or just get 8sgen3.
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Unless August 10, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Muruku Basi, you're looking for a(n existing) device that has (proven) custom ROM support. It doesn't always come down to the newest/latest SoC/hardware, it depends on one's use-case/purpose.
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New fried Muruku August 15, 2024 at 08:10 AM
Unless, Muruku Basi is right. Either you have the money for 8 Gen 3 device. Who would pay full price for half journey to support ending device?
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sanath shetty October 26, 2024 at 04:44 AM
jer, yeah, absolutely right
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Thanh May 20, 2024 at 03:47 AM
According to the latest ratings, 8sg3 has surpassed 8g2. I'm planning to buy a phone, can you advise me which model to choose?
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rahim May 22, 2024 at 10:14 PM
I think Redmi Turbo 3 or Poco F6 (they are the same phone) are the best choice.
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afiah May 23, 2024 at 04:53 AM
Poco F6 Pro: Latest phone and today's launch at Dubai.
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Fitho May 23, 2024 at 01:55 PM
afiah, I believe the F6 Pro comes with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, the non-Pro F6 comes with the newer Snapdragon 8S Gen 3.
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Micha May 23, 2024 at 02:01 PM
Fitho, yea, indeed, if you want the 8sG3, you would need the F6 (non-pro)
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[No name guy] May 25, 2024 at 02:18 PM
A used Nubia Z50 is nice for me, it has a 8g2 which seems weaker but there isn’t much of a difference and the camera is much better on it. I even saw a few deals of it being less than 300 dollars while having 16Gb and 1TB
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xia June 1, 2024 at 05:01 PM
You should avoid any 8th Gen SoC other than 8th Gen 2, and the 8SG3 hasn't surpassed 8G2 yet.
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Kan June 6, 2024 at 10:22 AM
rahim, Turbo 3 is crazy value now in China, 14xx cny in Taobao
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What June 8, 2024 at 03:03 PM
Ratings have almost no meaning. 8g2 is the better soc.
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Mr.E June 13, 2024 at 04:02 PM
Realme GT 6, not the SE or Neo one; without those, only the GT 6.
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NotTroll June 25, 2024 at 06:25 AM
only go for real flagship. e.g. 8gen2 or 8gen3 (gen1-the heater or +gen1 seem too old to be a great deal) not sd8sgen whatever and dont save your bucks for sd7
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Espavdez April 22, 2024 at 11:29 AM
I believe the 8th generation, Gen 3 processor, was produced with a clear strategy in mind. The use of the phrase "Gen 3" may lure technically uninformed individuals, even though Samsung might not be keen on this approach.
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Abcdx April 3, 2024 at 07:39 PM
Okay, so the 8th Gen 3 performs 25% less efficiently than the 8th Gen 2 when it comes to graphics. I gathered this information from YouTube, where people have reviewed this chipset. Unfortunately, it's somewhat inadequate for gamers. You're better off with the 8th Gen 2 unless you're interested in superior 5G and on-device AI functions. I'm quite sure that AI and 3GPP Release 17 are the only advantages over the 8th Gen 2.
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Nobody July 26, 2024 at 05:58 AM
The Snapdragon X70 embedded within the 8s Gen 3 has lower theoretical speeds compared to the Snapdragon X70 embedded within the 8 Gen 2 (both SOCs are equipped with an SD X70 modem, but their performance is different according to the official documentation). If anything, it's the SD X70 in the 8 Gen 2 that offers broader 5G functionality. 8 Gen 2 supports up to 10Gbps, the 8s Gen 3 supports up to 6.5Gbps.
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Nuhfle April 1, 2024 at 06:32 AM
So, they basically repeated the same pattern as last year, releasing a chipset that is overall near but slightly weaker than their flagship chipset from the year before. This chipset has a much closer CPU performance than GPU (Adreno 735) performance. The difference this time is that they used the same CPU architecture as their latest flagship. Interestingly, they made two identical chips. The other one is the 7+ Gen 3, which includes an older two-year-old GPU, Adreno 730, that was also used in the 8 Gen 1 and 8+ Gen 1.
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Gpu wrong April 8, 2024 at 02:08 PM
Both the 8sg3 and 7+g3 have the same GPU. The only difference is that the clock rate is lower and there's no ray tracing on the a732 within the 7+g3. The difference is simply between 950MHz and 1100MHz, which doesn't significantly affect standard gaming performance.
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SHILL April 17, 2024 at 05:05 PM
Gpu wrong, There's ray tracing on both of them.
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Pls May 14, 2024 at 08:09 AM
SHILL, No, just like AV1 support, ray tracing is also disabled on 7+G3 compared to 8SG3, which has both.
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SHILL WRONG June 19, 2024 at 04:40 AM
SHILL, 7 Plus Gen 3 has a ray tracing hardware in the GPU but it's disabled.
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Andy October 13, 2024 at 07:48 AM
Gpu wrong, If given a choice between the two, I bet most people would still choose 8sg3 over 7+g3. Not by much, but at least it's ranked higher than 7+g3.
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