CPUScores

Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

The Snapdragon 8 Elite leads the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 by 20% on AnTuTu v11 (28.39 Lakhs vs 23.68 Lakhs) and is 53% faster in Geekbench single-core and 45% in multi-core. Where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 does better: 50% larger L3 cache (12 MB vs 8 MB) and 6% more GPU compute power (3584 GFLOPS vs 3379.2 GFLOPS).

Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: key differences

Where the Snapdragon 8 Elite leads

  • 27% higher peak CPU clock

    4.32 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

  • Smaller process node

    3 nm vs TSMC 4 nm

  • 10% faster RAM

    5300 MHz vs 4800 MHz

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0

  • 20% higher AnTuTu v11 score

    28.39 Lakhs vs 23.68 Lakhs

  • 45% faster in Geekbench multi-core

    9,584 vs 6,626

  • 53% faster in Geekbench single-core

    3,312 vs 2,162

Where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 leads

  • 50% larger L3 cache

    12 MB vs 8 MB

  • 6% more GPU compute power

    3584 GFLOPS vs 3379.2 GFLOPS

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+20% faster
Snapdragon 8 Elite 28,39,439
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 23,68,420

Geekbench Single-Core

+53% faster
Snapdragon 8 Elite 3,312
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 2,162

Geekbench Multi-Core

+45% faster
Snapdragon 8 Elite 9,584
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 6,626

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Snapdragon 8 Elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Overview

Launch Date
October 2024
October 2023
Chipset Class
Flagship
Flagship
Manufacturer
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Model Number
SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC
SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC

CPU

Total Cores
8
8
Core Configuration
2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)
6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)
1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4
3x 3.15 GHz - Cortex A720
2x 2.96 GHz - Cortex A720
2x 2.27 GHz - Cortex A520
Max Frequency
4320 MHz
3400 MHz
Instruction Set
ARMv9.2-A
ARMv9.2-A
Process Node
3 nm
TSMC 4 nm
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
L2 Cache
12 MB
1 MB
L3 Cache
8 MB
12 MB
TDP
8 W
8 W

GPU

GPU Name
Adreno 830
Adreno 750
GPU Frequency
1100 MHz
903 MHz - 1000 MHz
Shading Units
512
1536
FLOPS
3379.2 GFLOPS
3584 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support
Yes
Yes
NPU
Hexagon NPU
Hexagon NPU
API Support
OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3
Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2

Memory & Storage

RAM Type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency
Up to 5300 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x16-bit
4x16-bit
Max Bandwidth
84.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
Max RAM Size
24 GB
24 GB
Storage Type
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.0

Camera & Display

Camera Support
320 MP
200 MP
Video Capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 1080p at 480FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS
Max Display Resolution
4K
4K
Video Playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video Codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Audio Codecs
AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, aptX
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem
Snapdragon X80 5G
Snapdragon X75 5G
Network Support
5G
5G
Download Speed
10 Gbps
10 Gbps
Upload Speed
3.5 Gbps
Up to 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi
7
7
Bluetooth
6.0
5.4
Navigation
NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC

Links

Official page
Visit
Visit

Benchmark results

Every AnTuTu and Geekbench result for both chips. Green marks the higher score.

Snapdragon 8 Elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

AnTuTu v11

Total
28,39,439
23,68,420
CPU
6,00,617
6,52,232
GPU
12,00,212
8,24,065
Memory
6,37,845
3,30,935
UX
4,00,765
5,61,188

Geekbench

Single-Core
3,312
2,162
Multi-Core
9,584
6,626

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Total Score

+10 points
Snapdragon 8 Elite 96
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 86

CPU Score

+16 points
Snapdragon 8 Elite 92
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 76

GPU Score

+9 points
Snapdragon 8 Elite 95
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 86

Memory Score

+5 points
Snapdragon 8 Elite 100
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 95

Each chip against rivals with a similar overall score.

Discussion

No comments yet. Share what you think.

Comments are reviewed before they appear.