Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
November 2022
March 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8550-AB
SM8650-AB
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3000 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 740
Adreno 735
GPU frequency
680 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
3.7308 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
2
Shading units
1280
786
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.3
DirectX version
12.1
12.1
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Wi-Fi
7
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s
67 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
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Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
1x 200MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Hexagon
TDP
6.3 W
6 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 67 Gbit/s (64 Gbit/s vs 67 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: March 2024 (November 2022 vs March 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+22%
1993
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+34%
5328
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1535202
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
+21%
1865243
SiliconCat Rating
18
Ranks 18 among all SOC on our website
30
Ranks 30 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
