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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm

Flagship
VS
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm

Flagship

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

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 10 wins
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 0 wins

I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 runs the Adreno 750 while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 runs the Adreno 730. 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

10 advantages

  • 79% higher AnTuTu score

    23.68 Lakhs vs 13.20 Lakhs

  • 60% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    6,626 vs 4,134

  • 27% faster Geekbench single-core score

    2,162 vs 1,704

  • 400 MHz higher CPU clock

    3400 MHz vs 3000 MHz

  • Newer CPU architecture

    ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A

  • Larger L3 cache

    12 MB vs 6 MB

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    3584 GFLOPS vs 1675 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 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

0 advantages

  • No standout advantages for this chip.

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +79% faster 23,68,420
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 13,20,406

Geekbench Single-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +27% faster 2,162
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 1,704

Geekbench Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +60% faster 6,626
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 4,134

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Overview
Launch Date October 2023 December 2021
Chipset Class Flagship Flagship
Manufacturer Qualcomm Qualcomm
Model Number SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC SM8450
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 3 GHz - Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
Process Node TSMC 4 nm 4 nm
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
L2 Cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 12 MB 6 MB
TDP 8 W 5.3 W
GPU
GPU Name Adreno 750 Adreno 730
GPU Frequency 903 MHz - 1000 MHz 818 MHz
Shading Units 1536 512
FLOPS 3584 GFLOPS 1675 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes No
NPU Hexagon NPU Hexagon NPU
API Support Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.1, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2
Memory & Storage
RAM Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
RAM Frequency 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory Bus 4x16-bit 4x16-bit
Max Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Max RAM Size 24 GB 24 GB
Storage Type 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 8K at 30 FPS, 4K at 120 FPS
Max Display Resolution 4K 4K
Video Playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30 FPS, 4K at 120 FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Connectivity
Modem Snapdragon X75 5G Snapdragon X65 5G
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 10 Gbps 10 Gbps
Upload Speed Up to 3.5 Gbps 3.67 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC
Links
Official page Visit Visit

Benchmark results

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
AnTuTu v11
Total 23,68,420 13,20,406
CPU 6,52,232 5,01,429
GPU 8,24,065 2,09,242
Memory 3,30,935 2,36,547
UX 5,61,188 3,73,188
Geekbench
Single-Core 2,162 1,704
Multi-Core 6,626 4,134

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU Score
76
54
GPU Score
86
56
Memory Score
95
73
Total Score
86
61

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