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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
VS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (with Adreno 750 graphics) and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 (Adreno 725). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (1)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
  • Performs 2.3x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 78%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2345K vs 1317K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~72%)
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • 13% higher CPU clock speed (3300 vs 2910 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 700525 532680
GPU 805478 166554
Memory 296043 232990
UX 543517 384783
Total score 2345563 1317007
Samples [443 tests] [52 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 256.8 MB/sec 182 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 190.9 pages/sec 116.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 209.1 Mpixels/sec 137.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 168.6 images/sec 112.4 images/sec
HDR 208.6 Mpixels/sec 137.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 24 images/sec 16.1 images/sec
Photo processing 63.6 images/sec 40.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.27 Mpixels/sec 4.62 Mpixels/sec
Samples 139 tests 51 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 26.9 images/sec 7.38 images/sec
Face detection 13.2 images/sec 3.36 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.7 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.61 Gpixels/sec 0.31 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.98 Gpixels/sec 0.24 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 43.4 Gpixels/sec 11.3 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 3083.6 FPS 772.3 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 90 tests 23 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1652 614
Stability 79% 98%
Graphics test 12 FPS 5 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 8190 -
Stability 72% -
Graphics test 31 FPS -
Section 1 36 FPS -
Section 2 31 FPS -
Section 3 26 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 4676 1956
Stability - 85%
Graphics test 27 FPS 11 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 16536 -
Video editing score 7905 -
Data manipulation score 14260 -
Photo editing score 31248 -
Writing score 19168 -
Phones tested 41 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 77 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 38 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 81 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 116 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 53 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 114 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Poco F5
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (PS198)AnTuTu 122262252
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (Lynx)AnTuTu 122733821
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (Louu)AnTuTu 122656851
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 (Ahmad Syits)AnTuTu 122582733
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-08 (Lello75)CPU Throttle73%
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (Martin)AnTuTu 121421599
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Q)AnTuTu 121498717
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Zaviee)AnTuTu 121483091
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Bers2409)AnTuTu 121442782
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Q)AnTuTu 121277293
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 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 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.49 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3300 MHz 2910 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L1 cache - 1024 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - 10.2 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 750 Adreno 725
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 903-1000 MHz 580 MHz
Pipelines 6 2
Shading units 256 512
Total shaders 1536 1024
FLOPS 2774 Gigaflops 1187.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1600
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X75 Snapdragon X62
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 4400 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2023 March 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC SM7475-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3:
    - Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy has a 100 MHz higher CPU and GPU clock speed. It has a higher GPU performance rate of up to 3072 Gigaflops.

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Tele1234 January 16, 2024 at 10:55 PM
If I could afford flagship models, I would definitely opt for them. However, I just purchased the Poco F5, and I am pleased with the fact that it offers roughly two-thirds of the performance of the flagship phones, at a third of the price.
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