We compared the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 features an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 750 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has an octa-core CPU with the Adreno 730 GPU. We compare both SoCs in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
68
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
37
GPU Performance
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
70
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
36
Total Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
70
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
36
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+104% better
2,004,883
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
984,882
| CPU | 438,192 | 220,951 |
| GPU | 842,779 | 428,498 |
| MEM | 402,966 | 169,739 |
| UX | 320,946 | 165,694 |
| TOTAL | 2,004,883 | 984,882 |
Geekbench 6
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+83% better
2,283
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1,247
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+93% better
7,109
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3,675
| Multi Core | 7,109 | 3,675 |
| Single Core | 2,283 | 1,247 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- 104% higher AnTuTu score (2.00M vs 984K)
- 83% faster single-core and 93% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (3300 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- 62% more compute performance (2.7 vs 1.67 TFLOPS)
- 50% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s)
- Supports Wi-Fi 7 compared to Wi-Fi 6E
- More advanced 3nm process vs 4nm
Specifications Comparison
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | October 2023 | December 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| 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 |
| Frequency | 3400 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | TSMC 4 nm (N4P) | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| TDP | 8 W | 5.3 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 750 | Adreno 730 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 903 MHz – 1000 MHz | 818 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS | 1.67 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 240Hz (1080p), 120Hz (4K) | 120 Hz (4K) |
| Vulkan Version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL Version | 2.0 FP | 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4×16-bit channels | 4×16-bit channels |
| 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 |
ISP
| Max Camera Resolution | 200 MP (single) | 200 MP (single) |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840×2160 | 3840×2160 |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), AV1, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Snapdragon X65 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 3.67 Gbps |
| WiFi | FastConnect 7800 (Wi-Fi 7) | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC |