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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen. 3 for Galaxy (SM8650) mobile platform is a high end SoC for Android-based smartphones and tablets. Compared to the normal SD8 Gen3, the "for Galaxy" variant offers a 90 MHz higher clocked prime core and a higher clocked GPU.

The cryo-CPU is based on ARM's v9.2 architecture and consists of three clusters: The first includes a fast prime core (ARM Cortex-X4) with up to 3.39 GHz. The second consists of three power cores with up to 3.2 GHz and two additional cores clocking at up to 3.0 GHz (all Cortex-A720). The efficiency cluster consists of two power-saving cores (Cortex-A520) that operate at up to 2.3 GHz. The SoC uses the integrated Adreno 750 for graphics acceleration. 

Compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen. 2 for Galaxy, Qualcomm promises a 25 percent higher GPU clock rate, whose power consumption is said to have been reduced by 25 percent at the same time. Similarly, the CPU's performance is announced to be now a whopping 30 per cent faster and requires 20 per cent less power.

A special focus is also placed on machine learning (AI). The integrated Hexagon NPU is 98% faster than its predecessor and promises a 40% improvement in efficiency. Qualcomm's AI engine is the first to support multimodal generative AI models, including LLM, LVM and ASR, and can process up to 10 trillion parameters directly on the SoC. Image manipulation is said to be possible within fractions of a second. In addition, the NPU of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is also capable of INT4 and Meta Llama 2. 

Also back on board is Snapdragon Sight, Qualcomm's brand for camera functions. In addition to Ultra HDR, Dolby HDR is also supported for photos. Photos can now be enhanced by generative AI models and with the Video Magic Eraser (ArcSoft), unwanted people and objects can also be removed from videos. In addition, the ISP is able to distinguish real photos from AI-generated content. This is again a triple ISP (Image Signal Processor), which works with 18 bits and up to 12 layers. 

The integrated Snapdragon X75 Modem-RF 5G system allows simultaneous transfers of 5G-mmWave and 5G-Sub6, enabling data rates of up to 10 GBit/s in download and up to 3.5 GBit/s in upload. In addition, the modem is able to support all known 5G bands worldwide. Qualcomm's FastConnect 7800 is once again responsible for local communication, which can handle Bluetooth 5.4 with LE Audio and Wi-Fi 7, among other things.

The SoC is manufactured by TSMC in a 4 nm process.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

► remove from comparison Qualcomm SD 8 Gen 3

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen. 3 (SM8650-AB) mobile platform is a high end SoC for Android-based smartphones and tablets. 

The cryo-CPU is based on ARM's v9.2 architecture and consists of three clusters: The first includes a fast prime core (ARM Cortex-X4) with up to 3.3 GHz. The second consists of three power cores with up to 3.2 GHz and two additional cores clocking at up to 3.0 GHz (all Cortex-A720). The efficiency cluster consists of two power-saving cores (Cortex-A520) that operate at up to 2.3 GHz. The SoC uses the integrated Adreno 750 for graphics acceleration. 

Compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen. 2, Qualcomm promises a 25 percent higher GPU clock rate, whose power consumption is said to have been reduced by 25 percent at the same time. Similarly, the CPU's performance is announced to be now a whopping 30 per cent faster and requires 20 per cent less power.

A special focus is also placed on machine learning (AI). The integrated Hexagon NPU is 98% faster than its predecessor and promises a 40% improvement in efficiency. Qualcomm's AI engine is the first to support multimodal generative AI models, including LLM, LVM and ASR, and can process up to 10 trillion parameters directly on the SoC. Image manipulation is said to be possible within fractions of a second. In addition, the NPU of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is also capable of INT4 and Meta Llama 2. 

Also back on board is Snapdragon Sight, Qualcomm's brand for camera functions. In addition to Ultra HDR, Dolby HDR is also supported for photos. Photos can now be enhanced by generative AI models and with the Video Magic Eraser (ArcSoft), unwanted people and objects can also be removed from videos. In addition, the ISP is able to distinguish real photos from AI-generated content. This is again a triple ISP (Image Signal Processor), which works with 18 bits and up to 12 layers. 

The integrated Snapdragon X75 Modem-RF 5G system allows simultaneous transfers of 5G-mmWave and 5G-Sub6, enabling data rates of up to 10 GBit/s in download and up to 3.5 GBit/s in upload. In addition, the modem is able to support all known 5G bands worldwide. Qualcomm's FastConnect 7800 is once again responsible for local communication, which can handle Bluetooth 5.4 with LE Audio and Wi-Fi 7, among other things.

The SoC is manufactured by TSMC in a 4 nm process.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for GalaxyQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameCortex-X4 / A720 / A720 / A520 (Kryo)Cortex-X4 / A720 / A720 / A520 (Kryo)
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-X4 / A720 / A720 / A520 (Kryo)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy « 2.3 - 3.39 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 32.3 - 3.3 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy2.3 - 3.39 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 « 2.3 - 3.3 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock2300 - 3390 MHz2300 - 3300 MHz
L3 Cache8 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 8
1 x 3.4 GHz ARM Cortex-X4
3 x 3.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A720
2 x 3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A720
2 x 2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A520
8 / 8
1 x 3.3 GHz ARM Cortex-X4
3 x 3.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A720
2 x 3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A720
2 x 2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A520
Technology4 nm4 nm
FeaturesAdreno GPU, Spectra ISP, Hexagon, X70 5G Modem, FastConnect 7800 Wi-Fi 7, LPDDR5x 4800 MHz Memory ControllerAdreno GPU, Spectra ISP, Hexagon, X70 5G Modem, FastConnect 7800 Wi-Fi 7, LPDDR5x 4800 MHz Memory Controller
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 750Qualcomm Adreno 750
ArchitectureARM v9ARM v9
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
7451 Points (88%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
7985 Points (91%)
min: 4318     avg: 7343     median: 8162 (93%)     max: 8529 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2287 Points (69%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
7102 Points (28%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1716 Points (72%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
6426 Points (12%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
9574 Points (96%)
min: 9147     avg: 9197     median: 9196 (92%)     max: 9276 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
26474 Points (30%)
min: 26382     avg: 26569     median: 26447 (29%)     max: 26934 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
599 ms (1%)
min: 623.9     avg: 800     median: 761.9 (1%)     max: 1153.9 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
156.3 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
72011 Points (65%)
min: 25953     avg: 54354     median: 54365 (49%)     max: 70135 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
195 Points (56%)
min: 112     avg: 158.8     median: 161.5 (46%)     max: 196 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
218 Points (45%)
min: 142     avg: 206.1     median: 196.5 (41%)     max: 310 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
1473430 Points (89%)
min: 1521390     avg: 1591470     median: 1596790 (97%)     max: 1650930 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
297329 Points (81%)
min: 236586     avg: 295051     median: 308264 (84%)     max: 327089 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
96.8 MB/s (71%)
min: 24.6     avg: 71     median: 76.5 (56%)     max: 120.3 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
2992 MB/s (92%)
min: 1850     avg: 2676     median: 2752.5 (85%)     max: 3112 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
60.4 MB/s (74%)
min: 20.9     avg: 45.3     median: 52.6 (64%)     max: 65.78 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
2787 MB/s (77%)
min: 2075     avg: 2880     median: 2957.5 (82%)     max: 3428.59 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
32146 Points (51%)
min: 31187     avg: 46986     median: 49601 (79%)     max: 63116 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
18672 Points (86%)
min: 15343     avg: 18565     median: 18155 (84%)     max: 21628 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1443 Points (55%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
7.6 Watt (3%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
1 Watt (1%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy → 100% n=21

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 → 98% n=21

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