Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 7 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2023 (November 2023 vs January 2021)
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2630 MHz vs 3200 MHz)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2023
Launch Date
January 2021
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM7550-AB
Model Name
SM8250-AC
1x 2.63 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
7 nm
2630 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz
-
Transistor count
10.3

GPU Specifications

Adreno 720
GPU name
Adreno 650
-
GPU frequency
670 MHz
-
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
512
-
Execution units
2
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.1
3360 x 1600
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 18
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.2
6
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
-
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, 2x 25MP
UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
6 W
TDP
6 W
ARMv8.6-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1149
Snapdragon 870
1151 +0%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3394 +2%
Snapdragon 870
3336
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
856488 +8%
Snapdragon 870
794278