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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm

Flagship
VS
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Qualcomm

Mid-range

Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes out ahead.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 8 wins
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 1 win

I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 runs the Adreno 740 while the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 runs the Adreno 810. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.

Where each chip wins

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

8 advantages

  • 67% higher AnTuTu score

    17.56 Lakhs vs 10.49 Lakhs

  • 63% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    5,037 vs 3,096

  • 69% faster Geekbench single-core score

    1,942 vs 1,152

  • 860 MHz higher CPU clock

    3360 MHz vs 2500 MHz

  • Larger L3 cache

    8 MB vs 2 MB

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    2208.8 GFLOPS vs 537.6 GFLOPS

  • Newer memory type

    LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5

  • 1,000 MHz higher RAM speed

    4200 MHz vs 3200 MHz

Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

1 advantage

  • Newer CPU architecture

    ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +67% faster 17,56,001
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 10,49,495

Geekbench Single-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +69% faster 1,942
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 1,152

Geekbench Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +63% faster 5,037
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 3,096

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Overview
Launch Date November 2022 August 2024
Chipset Class Flagship Mid-range
Manufacturer Qualcomm Qualcomm
Model Number SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 SM7635
CPU
Total Cores 8 8
Core Configuration 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3
2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715
2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710
3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510		 1x 2.5GHz - Cortex-A720
3x 2.4GHz - Cortex-A720
4x 1.8GHz - Cortex-A520
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
Process Node 4 nm 4 nm
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
L2 Cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 2 MB
TDP 8.5 W 7 W
GPU
GPU Name Adreno 740 Adreno 810
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1050 MHz
Shading Units 1024 256
FLOPS 2208.8 GFLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes No
NPU Hexagon NPU Hexagon NPU
API Support Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0
Memory & Storage
RAM Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
RAM Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory Bus 4x16-bit 2x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth 67.2 GB/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max RAM Size 24 GB 16 GB
Storage Type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Camera & Display
Camera Support 200 MP 200 MP
Video Capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS 4K at 30 FPS, 1080p at 120 FPS
Max Display Resolution 4K Full HD+
Video Playback 8K HDR at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30 FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1 H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, HEIF/HEIC
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV,
Connectivity
Modem Snapdragon X70 5G -
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 10 Gbps 2.9 Gbps
Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps 1.6 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 6E
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Links
Official page Visit Visit

Benchmark results

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
AnTuTu v11
Total 17,56,001 10,49,495
CPU 5,58,984 4,11,040
GPU 4,39,885 1,79,303
Memory 3,01,880 1,79,879
UX 4,55,252 2,79,273
Geekbench
Single-Core 1,942 1,152
Multi-Core 5,037 3,096

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
CPU Score
64
44
GPU Score
79
35
Memory Score
90
64
Total Score
78
48

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