Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus 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 3200 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (October 2023 vs May 2022)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2023
Launch Date
May 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
-
SM8650-AB
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3300 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 750
GPU name
Adreno 730
770 MHz
GPU frequency
900 MHz
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

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
-
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

Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
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
ARMv9
Instruction set
ARMv9-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192 +32%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1665
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085 +69%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
4202
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536 +64%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1178340
AiTuTu 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1571677 +72%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
913446

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
19778
Huawei P60 Pro / P60 Art
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
12898
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
22529
Lenovo Legion Y700 2023
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
14509
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
Motorola Moto X30 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1026
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1806
Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
992
3DMark Wild Life
Asus ROG Phone 8 / 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
18450
ZTE Nubia Z40S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
10852
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Asus ROG Phone 8 / 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
5205
Lenovo Legion Y70
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
2897
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
21026
Lenovo Legion Y70
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
11270
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Asus ZenFone 11 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62240
Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
41503
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
25201
Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
18131
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
OnePlus 12
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
5029
Lenovo Legion Y70
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
2846