Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 750 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 662 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
- Geekbench 6 shows 124% faster single-core and 202% faster multi-core performance
- 247% higher AnTuTu score (2.00M vs 577K)
- 42% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 297% higher compute power (2.7 TFLOPS vs 0.68 TFLOPS)
- 50% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 5.4 vs 5.3
- Released 1 year and 5 months later - (October 2023 vs May 2022)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
76
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
41
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
86
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
34
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
95
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
64
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
86
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
46
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +247%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2,004,883
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
577,238
| CPU | 438,192 | 168,774 |
| GPU | 842,779 | 170,394 |
| MEM | 402,966 | 115,759 |
| UX | 320,946 | 122,311 |
| TOTAL | 2,004,883 | 577,238 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +124%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2,283
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
1,017
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +202%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7,109
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
2,351
| Single-Core | 2,283 | 1,017 |
| Multi-Core | 7,109 | 2,351 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
120 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
–
Ultra HD preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
–
Highest preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
–
| Game | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
120 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
–
– |
| Genshin Impact |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
–
– |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | October 2023 | May 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | SM7450-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 3.15 GHz - Cortex A720 2x 2.96 GHz - Cortex A720 2x 2.27 GHz - Cortex A520 |
1x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2.36 GHz - Cortex A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8 W | 5 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 750 | Adreno 662 |
| GPU Frequency | 903 MHz - 1000 MHz | 600 - 950 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 384 |
| Compute Performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 0.680 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS 4K @ 120FPS 720p @ 960FPS |
4K HDR at 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K at 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 (HEVC) AV1 VP8 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz QHD+ @ 144Hz |
2560 x 1600 (QHD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 4.4 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |