Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 825 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is better than Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 Gb/s)
- Geekbench 6 shows 86% faster single-core and 118% faster multi-core performance
- 28% Faster CPU clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
- 50% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- 167% higher AnTuTu score (2.11M vs 789K)
- Uses newer LPDDR5x memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 338% higher compute power (2.35 TFLOPS vs 0.537 TFLOPS)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
44
GPU score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
35
Memory score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
64
Total score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
48
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +167%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
788,688
| CPU | 481,122 | 260,405 |
| GPU | 896,723 | 204,807 |
| MEM | 390,012 | 143,807 |
| UX | 341,272 | 179,669 |
| TOTAL | 2,109,129 | 788,688 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +86%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
1,163
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +118%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
3,206
| Single-Core | 2,160 | 1,163 |
| Multi-Core | 6,989 | 3,206 |
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Launch Date | April 2025 | August 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8735 | SM7635 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
1x 2.5GHz - Cortex-A720 3x 2.4GHz - Cortex-A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3200 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 825 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Frequency | 1150 | 1050 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 2.35 TFLOPS | 0.537 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 25.6 Gb/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1, UFS 2.2 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 1x 320 MP | 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
4K @ 30 FPS 1080p @ 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 30 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 HEIF/HEIC |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV, |
| Display Support | WQHD+ @ 144 Hz | 2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | - |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | 4.2 Gbps | Up to 2.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |