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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm

Flagship
VS
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Qualcomm

Flagship

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

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 6 wins
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 1 win

I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Snapdragon 8s 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 8s Gen 4 runs the Adreno 825. 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

6 advantages

  • 2% higher AnTuTu score

    23.68 Lakhs vs 23.14 Lakhs

  • 2% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    6,626 vs 6,511

  • 4% faster Geekbench single-core score

    2,162 vs 2,073

  • 200 MHz higher CPU clock

    3400 MHz vs 3200 MHz

  • Larger L3 cache

    12 MB vs 8 MB

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    3584 GFLOPS vs 2355 GFLOPS

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

1 advantage

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +2% faster 23,68,420
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 23,14,089

Geekbench Single-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +4% faster 2,162
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 2,073

Geekbench Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +2% faster 6,626
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 6,511

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Snapdragon 8s 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 8s Gen 4
Overview
Launch Date October 2023 Apirl 2025
Chipset Class Flagship Flagship
Manufacturer Qualcomm Qualcomm
Model Number SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC SM8735
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 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4
3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720
2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720
2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process Node TSMC 4 nm 4 nm
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
L2 Cache 1 MB 6 MB
L3 Cache 12 MB 8 MB
TDP 8 W -
GPU
GPU Name Adreno 750 Adreno 825
GPU Frequency 903 MHz - 1000 MHz 1150 MHz
Shading Units 1536 512
FLOPS 3584 GFLOPS 2355 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes Yes
NPU Hexagon NPU Hexagon NPU
API Support Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2
Memory & Storage
RAM Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency 4800 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory Bus 4x16-bit 4x16-bit
Max Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Max RAM Size 24 GB 24 GB
Storage Type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.1
Camera & Display
Camera Support 200 MP 320 MP
Video Capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS 4K at 60 FPS
Max Display Resolution 4K WQHD+
Video Playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60 FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Connectivity
Modem Snapdragon X75 5G Snapdragon X75 5G
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 10 Gbps 4.2 Gbps
Upload Speed Up to 3.5 Gbps 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 5.4 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS
Links
Official page Visit Visit

Benchmark results

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
AnTuTu v11
Total 23,68,420 23,14,089
CPU 6,52,232 6,98,018
GPU 8,24,065 7,98,999
Memory 3,30,935 3,16,914
UX 5,61,188 5,00,158
Geekbench
Single-Core 2,162 2,073
Multi-Core 6,626 6,511

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
CPU Score
76
75
GPU Score
86
84
Memory Score
95
96
Total Score
86
85

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