Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 (or Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3) is a fast mid-range SoC with 8 cores for smartphones and tablets (mainly Android-based).
The SoC was introduced in March 2024 and brings some improvements compared to its predecessor Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2. According to the manufacturer, this includes 15% more processor performance and 45% more GPU performance.
Qualcomm combines an ARM Cortex-X4 Prime core with clock speeds of up to 2.8 GHz with four Cortex-A720 cores at 2.6 GHz and three economical Cortex-A520 efficiency cores at 1.9 GHz. An Adreno 732 is used as the GPU, which supports Vulkan 1.1 and Snapdragon Elite Gaming.
The integrated ISP can process photos from a 200 MP camera and 4K HDR videos at 60 fps. New AI functions from the Snapdragon 8 series are designed to enable better automated post-processing of photos.
The SoC also supports fast UFS 4.0 memory. Qualcomm also installs a Snapdragon X63 5G modem that achieves a download speed of up to 4.2 Gbit/s. The FastConnect 6900 chip supports Wi-Fi 7.
The SoC is manufactured in the modern 4nm process at TSMC.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
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The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (SM8635) is a high-end SoC (system-on-a-chip) that can be used in premium smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based).
In terms of performance, it is between Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and is based on ARM's v9.2 architecture.
The Kryo CPU consists of three clusters: the first consists of a prime core (Cortex X4) with up to 3 GHz, the second of four performance cores with up to 2.8 GHz (Cortex A720). The efficiency cluster consists of three power-saving units (Cortex A520) operating at up to 2 GHz. The SoC uses the integrated Qualcomm Adreno 735 iGPU for graphics acceleration.
Qualcomm's AI engine supports multimodal generative AI models, including LLM, LVM and ASR, and can process up to 10 trillion parameters directly on the SoC. Image manipulation should therefore be possible within fractions of a second. However, there are also drawbacks compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, as speculative decoding is not possible.
The integrated Snapdragon X70 modem enables a maximum download speed of 5 Gbit/s and an upload speed of up to 3.5 Gbit/s. The modem is also able to support all globally known 5G bands. Qualcomm's FastConnect 7800 is responsible for local communication, which also supports Bluetooth 5.4 with LE Audio and Wi-Fi 7.
The SoC is manufactured at TSMC using the 4 nm process.
| Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | ||||||||||||
| Codename | Cortex-X4, A720, A520 | Cortex-X4 / A720 / A720 / A520 (Kryo) | ||||||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 | ||||||||||||
| Clock | 1900 - 2800 MHz | 2000 - 2800 MHz | ||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 1 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-X4 4 x 2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A720 3 x 1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A520 | 8 / 8 1 x 3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-X4 4 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A720 3 x 2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A520 | ||||||||||||
| Technology | 4 nm | 4 nm | ||||||||||||
| iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 732 | Qualcomm Adreno 735 | ||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM v9.2 | ||||||||||||
| Announced | ||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com | www.qualcomm.com | ||||||||||||
| Series: Snapdragon 8 Cortex-X4 / A720 / A720 / A520 (Kryo) |
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| L3 Cache | 8 MB | |||||||||||||
| Features | Adreno GPU, Spectra ISP, Hexagon, X70 5G Modem, FastConnect 7800 Wi-Fi 7, LPDDR5x 4800 MHz Memory Controller |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 → 100% n=23
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 → 122% n=23
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
