Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 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 Plus Gen 1 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
May 2022
March 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
-
TSMC
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
SM8650-AB
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X23x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A7104x 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 730
Adreno 735
GPU frequency
900 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
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.3
DirectX version
12
12.1

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 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 3.1
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, 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 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 67 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 67 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: March 2024 (May 2022 vs March 2024)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
+2% 1665
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
+5% 4202
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991

AnTuTu 10

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1178353
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
+58% 1865243

SiliconCat Rating

26
Ranks 26 among all SOC on our website
30
Ranks 30 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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