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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
VS
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (5)

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 8 Gen 3
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
  • Shows significantly better (up to 65%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2345K vs 1420K
  • Performs 50% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~11%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 537485 700525
GPU 241551 805478
Memory 254727 296043
UX 387045 543517
Total score 1420808 2345563
Samples [116 tests] [443 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 190.8 MB/sec 256.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 126.3 pages/sec 190.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 164.1 Mpixels/sec 209.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 114.8 images/sec 168.6 images/sec
HDR 141.5 Mpixels/sec 208.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 16 images/sec 24 images/sec
Photo processing 37.7 images/sec 63.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.69 Mpixels/sec 7.27 Mpixels/sec
Samples 72 tests 139 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 8.63 images/sec 26.9 images/sec
Face detection 5.22 images/sec 13.2 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.35 Gpixels/sec 0.7 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.61 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.98 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 24.4 Gpixels/sec 43.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 666.6 FPS 3083.6 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 39 tests 90 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 856 1652
Stability 98% 79%
Graphics test 6 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 2756 4676
Stability 44% -
Graphics test 16 FPS 27 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12737 16536
Video editing score 7462 7905
Data manipulation score 12439 14260
Photo editing score 32017 31248
Writing score 16257 19168
Phones tested 5 models 41 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 47 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 120 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
1080 x 2400		 -
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 8 Plus Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-21 (T0rt1lla)AnTuTu 121572879
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-20 (GiaKhanh10D1)AnTuTu 121478022
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-18 -> ZayAnTuTu 121577331
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-15 (Hekoow)AnTuTu 111406051
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-14 (Rayuthme)AnTuTu 121517844
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-23 (Ishmael Erraman)Geekbench 7 GPU5644
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-23 (Ishmael Erraman)Geekbench 7 CPU1906 / 5661
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-22 (Gamets)AnTuTu 122634107
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-22 -> number05AnTuTu 122600926
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-18 (Gero)AnTuTu 122445802
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510		 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 3300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 12 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 8 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 750
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 900 MHz 903-1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 6
Shading units 512 256
Total shaders 1024 1536
FLOPS 1843.2 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 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 3.1 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 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 Snapdragon X65 Snapdragon X75
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2022 October 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8475 SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official site
Successor - - 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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aoaoaoao August 19, 2026 at 03:58 PM
They have just one and a half year difference, crazy. And huawei launched p60 around time gen 3 was announced. I mean, gen1+ is alright, but for full price, when gen 3 is almost there?
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Outdated June 10, 2024 at 03:40 AM
Looks like the 8+G1 has already been rendered obsolete. It gets overshadowed by modern mid-range chipsets. The absence of WiFi7 and AV1 equals a product to avoid. It's absolutely not future proof. Also, avoid phones without MMWAVE. If you're considering a new phone, I suggest increasing the budget and waiting for the 9400 with the new ARM designs and 8G4 with Oryon. We might get a massive IPC jump, making everything before it e-waste. Androids currently have anemic SC performance. That might soon change.
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Garrett June 12, 2024 at 02:25 AM
Calling performance anemic and saying phones with the 8+G1 are e-waste is absolutely insane. I have a backup phone with a Snapdragon 835 (OnePlus 5t) that handles everyday apps with no issues
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Charlie May 7, 2026 at 03:27 PM
Ig you've never used any Snapdragon phones
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RIP taro April 27, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Yikes, the Gen 1 design for the IPhone 8 is already outdated. It's time for an upgrade!
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