Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3300 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (October 2023 vs December 2021)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2023
Launch Date
December 2021
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
SM8650-AB
Model Name
SM8450
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3300 MHz
Frequency
3000 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 750
GPU name
Adreno 730
770 MHz
GPU frequency
818 MHz
-
FLOPS
2.5128 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
768
-
Execution units
2
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

-
L2 Cache
1 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 3.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
TDP
5.3 W
ARMv9
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192 +32%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1664
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085 +76%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4030
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
908 +46%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
623
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
4048 +89%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2142
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536 +76%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1096529
AiTuTu 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1571677 +96%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
800624

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
19778
Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
10505
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
22529
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
11920
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
790
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1806
Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
736
3DMark Wild Life
Asus ROG Phone 8 / 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
18450
Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
9565
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Asus ROG Phone 8 / 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
5205
Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2548
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
21026
Xiaomi 12
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
10361
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Asus ZenFone 11 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62240
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
33310
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
25201
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (SDM8Gen1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
13969
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
OnePlus 12
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
5029
Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
2539