Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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
October 2023
March 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8650-AB
SM8650-AB
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
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
3300 MHz
3000 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 750
Adreno 735
GPU frequency
770 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
-
3.7308 TFLOPS
Execution units
-
2
Shading units
-
786
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.3
DirectX version
-
12.1

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.4
5.4
Wi-Fi
7
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s
67 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
1x 200MP
Storage type
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 30FPS, 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 W

Advantages

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3300 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 67 Gbit/s (64 Gbit/s vs 67 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: March 2024 (October 2023 vs March 2024)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+34% 2192
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+78% 7085
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991

AnTuTu 10

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+3% 1914201
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1865243

SiliconCat Rating

13
Ranks 13 among all SOC on our website
32
Ranks 32 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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