We compared the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 features an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 722 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has an octa-core CPU paired with the Adreno 750 GPU. We compare both processors in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
36
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
68
GPU Performance
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
27
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
70
Total Score
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
33
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
70
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,015,596
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+97% better
2,004,883
| CPU | 308,466 | 438,192 |
| GPU | 326,303 | 842,779 |
| MEM | 186,571 | 402,966 |
| UX | 194,256 | 320,946 |
| TOTAL | 1,015,596 | 2,004,883 |
Geekbench 6
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,297
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+76% better
2,283
Multi Core
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
3,363
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+111% better
7,109
| Multi Core | 3,363 | 7,109 |
| Single Core | 1,297 | 2,283 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- 15% higher GPU frequency (1150 MHz vs 1000 MHz)
Advantages of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- 21% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
- 97% higher AnTuTu score (2.00M vs 1.01M)
- Newer ARMv9.2-A vs older ARMv9-A instruction set
- 76% faster single-core and 111% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- 129% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 33.6 GB/s)
- 2.4x more compute performance (2.7 vs 1.17 TFLOPS)
- 14% higher Memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
Specifications Comparison
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Launch Date | May 2025 | October 2023 |
| Class | Upper mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM7750-AB | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC |
CPU
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Core Configuration | 1x 2.8GHz – Cortex 720 4x 2.4GHz – Cortex 720 3x 1.84GHz – Cortex 520 |
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex X4 3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex A720 2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex A720 2x 2.27 GHz – Cortex A520 |
| Frequency | 2800 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | – | 12 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | TSMC 4 nm (N4P) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC N4 | TSMC |
| TDP | – | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 722 | Adreno 750 |
| Architecture | Adreno | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 1150 MHz | 903 MHz – 1000 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 256 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 1.17 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | WQHD+ @ 144Hz | 240Hz (1080p), 120Hz (4K) |
| Vulkan Version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL Version | 2.0 | 2.0 FP |
| DirectX Version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16-bit | 4×16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 33.6 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP
| Max Camera Resolution | 200MP | 200 MP (single) |
| Max Display Resolution | 2880 x 1800 | 3840×2160 |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 30FPS HDR10+ | 8K @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), AV1, VP8, VP9 |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 5G | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE-A | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | – | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 7 | FastConnect 7800 (Wi-Fi 7) |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC |