Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (2840 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (December 2020 vs October 2023)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
December 2020
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
-
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8350
Model Name
SM8650-AB
1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
4 nm
2840 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 660
GPU name
Adreno 750
840 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
1.72 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
512
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.1
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
12
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 22
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.4
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5X
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
Hexagon 780
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
1 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
10 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv9
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 888
1481
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
+48%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
3794
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
+87%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Snapdragon 888
717
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
908
+27%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
2413
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
4048
+68%
AiTuTu 3
Snapdragon 888
503622
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1571677
+212%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
Realme GT 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
9612
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
19778
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Asus ZenFone 8
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
11106
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
22529
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Lenovo Legion Phone Dual 2 / 2 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
529
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Realme GT 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
293
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1806
3DMark Wild Life
Oppo Find N
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
5890
Asus ROG Phone 8 / 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
18450
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Oppo Find N
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
1548
Asus ROG Phone 8 / 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
5205
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Oppo Find N
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
5890
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
21026
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Asus ZenFone 8
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
38350
Asus ZenFone 11 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62240
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Asus ZenFone 8
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
16735
Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
25201
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Realme GT 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
1523
OnePlus 12
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
5029
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