Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 870
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (with Adreno 735 graphics) and Snapdragon 870 (Adreno 650). 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 8s Gen 3
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 870
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 78%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1797K vs 1010K
- Higher GPU frequency (~64%)
- Performs 64% better in floating-point computations
- Supports 53% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 44 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
- 7% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 3000 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 556525 | 378231 |
| GPU | 503679 | 155526 |
| Memory | 307418 | 174975 |
| UX | 430199 | 301337 |
| Total score | 1797821 | 1010069 |
| Samples | [287 tests] | [102 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 219.8 MB/sec | 160.2 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 156.3 pages/sec | 86.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 167.8 Mpixels/sec | 116.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 113.3 images/sec | 80 images/sec |
| HDR | 142.1 Mpixels/sec | 108 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 16.9 images/sec | 12 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 51.2 images/sec | 33.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 6.15 Mpixels/sec | 4.41 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 64 tests | 34 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 13.6 images/sec | 5.01 images/sec |
| Face detection | 6.39 images/sec | 2.04 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.47 Gpixels/sec | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.55 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.54 Gpixels/sec | 0.21 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 26.2 Gpixels/sec | 10.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1701.5 FPS | 650.5 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 40 tests | 18 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1033 | - |
| Stability | 90% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 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 | 1224 |
| Stability | 82% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 7 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14506 | 11701 |
| Video editing score | 7662 | 5825 |
| Data manipulation score | 15136 | 9987 |
| Photo editing score | 27100 | 28690 |
| Writing score | 19378 | 15274 |
| Phones tested | 14 models | 2 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 88 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 27 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 102 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 107 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 49 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Black Shark 4 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Chel) | AnTuTu 12 | 1967945 |
| 📘 2026-10-07 (Shankar one) | AnTuTu 11 | 1703396 |
| 📘 2026-10-06 (pavish) | AnTuTu 12 | 2025246 |
| 📘 2026-10-06 (Aniket SINGH) | AnTuTu 12 | 1843920 |
| 📘 2026-10-01 (kingcrabs5656) | AnTuTu 12 | 1859795 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-28 (Shiro1577) | AnTuTu 12 | 1179210 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 (sayato) | AnTuTu 12 | 1239133 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 -> AzuNoBel | AnTuTu 12 | 1251812 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 (Ambarukmo_id) | AnTuTu 12 | 1182612 |
| 📘 2026-09-21 -> sbx.777 | AnTuTu 12 | 1143560 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Snapdragon 870CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520 |
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3000 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 10.3 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 7.5 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 735 | Adreno 650 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 670 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 3 |
| Shading units | 256 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 1689.6 Gigaflops | 1029.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 698 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 67.2 Gb/s | 44 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| 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 | X55 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 22 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 6500 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 3000 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2024 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8635 | SM8250-AC |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | - |
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