Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 830 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite is better than Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- 73% Faster CPU clock speed (4320 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- 260% higher AnTuTu score (2.84M vs 789K)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 176% faster single-core and 211% faster multi-core performance
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 3.3× higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 25.6 Gb/s)
- 6.3× higher compute performance (3.37 vs 0.537 TFLOPS)
- 66% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
93
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
44
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
35
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
64
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
48
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite +260%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
2,839,439
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
788,688
| CPU | 600,617 | 260,405 |
| GPU | 1,200,212 | 204,807 |
| MEM | 637,845 | 143,807 |
| UX | 400,765 | 179,669 |
| TOTAL | 2,839,439 | 788,688 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +176%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3,210
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
1,163
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +211%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9,958
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
3,206
| Single-Core | 3,210 | 1,163 |
| Multi-Core | 9,958 | 3,206 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Launch Date | October 2024 | August 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC | SM7635 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2× 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L) 6× 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 2.5GHz - Cortex-A720 3x 2.4GHz - Cortex-A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4320 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 | 8 W | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 830 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 3.37 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, 1080p @ 480FPS | 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, aptX | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 5G | - |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 2.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |