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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm

Flagship
VS
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

Qualcomm

Mid-range

Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 comes out ahead.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 9 wins
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 0 wins

I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 runs the Adreno 750 while the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 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 3

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

9 advantages

  • 109% higher AnTuTu score

    23.68 Lakhs vs 11.35 Lakhs

  • 90% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    6,626 vs 3,481

  • 74% faster Geekbench single-core score

    2,162 vs 1,243

  • 700 MHz higher CPU clock

    3400 MHz vs 2700 MHz

  • Newer CPU architecture

    ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    3584 GFLOPS vs 458.2 GFLOPS

  • Newer memory type

    LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5

  • 1,600 MHz higher RAM speed

    4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1

Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

0 advantages

  • No standout advantages for this chip.

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +109% faster 23,68,420
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 11,35,457

Geekbench Single-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +74% faster 2,162
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 1,243

Geekbench Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +90% faster 6,626
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 3,481

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Overview
Launch Date October 2023 August 2025
Chipset Class Flagship Mid-range
Manufacturer Qualcomm Qualcomm
Model Number SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC SM7635-AC
CPU
Total Cores 8 8
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 2.7GHz - Cortex A720
3x 2.4GHz - Cortex A720
4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 2700 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
Process Node TSMC 4 nm 4 nm
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
L2 Cache 1 MB -
L3 Cache 12 MB -
TDP 8 W -
GPU
GPU Name Adreno 750 Adreno 810
GPU Frequency 903 MHz - 1000 MHz 1150 MHz
Shading Units 1536 256
FLOPS 3584 GFLOPS 458.2 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 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory Bus 4x16-bit 2x 16-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
Camera & Display
Camera Support 200 MP 200MP
Video Capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS 4K at 30FPS
Max Display Resolution 4K WQHD+
Video Playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive
Connectivity
Modem Snapdragon X75 5G Snapdragon X62 5G
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 10 Gbps 2.5 Gbps
Upload Speed Up to 3.5 Gbps 1.6 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 6E
Bluetooth 5.4 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
Links
Official page Visit Visit

Benchmark results

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
AnTuTu v11
Total 23,68,420 11,35,457
CPU 6,52,232 4,15,619
GPU 8,24,065 1,97,127
Memory 3,30,935 2,33,571
UX 5,61,188 2,89,140
Geekbench
Single-Core 2,162 1,243
Multi-Core 6,626 3,481

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
CPU Score
76
44
GPU Score
86
39
Memory Score
95
64
Total Score
86
49

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