Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (November 2022 vs October 2023)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2022
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8550-AB
Model Name
SM8650-AB
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 740
GPU name
Adreno 750
680 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
3.4816 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
1280
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
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

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

Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
1 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.0
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, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
6.3 W
TDP
-
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192 +10%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085 +33%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
528
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
908 +72%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1761
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
4048 +130%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1550709
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536 +25%
AiTuTu 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1143842
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1571677 +37%