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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 840 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.

Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

  • 84% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
  • 372% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 789K)
  • 3.3× higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 25.6 Gb/s)
  • 6.9× higher compute performance (3.68 vs 0.537 TFLOPS)
  • 66% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 3200 MHz)

Performance scores

Overall comparison of performance, power efficiency, and real-world usage.
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
44
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
35
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
64
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
48

AnTuTu 10

AnTuTu checks how well the CPU, GPU, memory, and storage perform under load.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +372%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
788,688
CPU 1,075,208 260,405
GPU 1,385,137 204,807
MEM 400,897 143,807
UX 865,161 179,669
TOTAL 3,726,403 788,688

Geekbench 6

Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.
Single-Core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +203%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
1,163
Multi-Core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +240%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
3,206
Single-Core 3,524 1,163
Multi-Core 10,887 3,206
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

General

SoC Name Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Launch Date september 2025 August 2024
Class Flagship Mid-range
Model Number SM8850 SM7635
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

CPU

Core Configuration 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores)
6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores)
1x 2.5GHz - Cortex-A720
3x 2.4GHz - Cortex-A720
4x 1.8GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU Cores 8 8
Max Clock Speed 4610 MHz 2500 MHz
Architecture ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 Cache 12 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 2 MB
Process Node 3 nm 4 nm
TDP - 7 W

GPU

GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 810
GPU Architecture Adreno 800 Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 1050 MHz
Neural Processing Unit Hexagon NPU Hexagon NPU
Shading Units 512 256
Compute Performance 3.68 TFLOPS 0.537 TFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes No
Max Refresh Rate 240 Hz 144 Hz (FHD+)
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 3.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

Memory & Storage

Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Frequency Up to 5300 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16-bit channels 2x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth 84.8 GB/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max RAM Size 24 GB 16 GB
Storage Type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 2.2

ISP & Multimedia

Max Camera 320 MP 200 MP
Max Display Resolution 4K @ 60Hz 2520 x 1080
Video Recording 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS 4K @ 30 FPS, 1080p @ 120 FPS
Video Playback 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS 4K @ 30 FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, HEIF/HEIC
Audio Codecs AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV,

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X85 -
4G Yes Yes
5G Yes Yes
Download Speed Up to 12.5 Gbps Up to 2.9 Gbps
Upload Speed Up to 3.7 Gbps Up to 1.6 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 6E
Bluetooth 6.0 5.4
Navigation NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC