Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 4000 MHz (4000 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2024 (October 2024 vs October 2023)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2024
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
Model Name
SM8650-AB
2x 4 GHz – Cortex-X5 6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
4000 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Adreno 750
-
GPU frequency
770 MHz
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160

Connectivity

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

Memory Specifications

-
Memory type
LPDDR5X
-
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
-
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
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 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2902 +32%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
9840 +39%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
621
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
908 +46%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2166
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
4048 +87%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
3196241 +65%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536