Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3800 MHz (3000 MHz vs 3800 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (March 2024 vs November 2025)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
March 2024
Launch Date
November 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8650-AB
Model Name
SM8845
1x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
2x 3.8 GHz, 6x 3.32 GHz
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
3000 MHz
Frequency
3800 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 735
GPU name
Adreno 840
750 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
3.7308 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
786
Shading units
512
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.4
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2540
12.1
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
Up to 5000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4200 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
8 MB
L3 cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
6 W
TDP
-
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2804
+71%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
10057
+152%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5198
Honor MagicPad4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
9649
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
516
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
880
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Xiaomi Poco F6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
435
OnePlus 15R
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
788
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5241
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
9672
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Honor MagicPad 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1089
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2076
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1063
OnePlus 15R
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
1968
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
11201
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
20660
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3116
Honor MagicPad4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
5565
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
12439
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
21253
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
OnePlus Nord 5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
18902
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
18388
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