Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 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: 3800 MHz (3800 MHz vs 2630 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (November 2025 vs November 2023)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2025
Launch Date
November 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8845
Model Name
SM7550-AB
2x 3.8 GHz, 6x 3.32 GHz
Architecture
1x 2.63 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
3800 MHz
Frequency
2630 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 840
GPU name
Adreno 720
1200 MHz
GPU frequency
-
512
Shading units
-
3.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.4
Vulkan version
1.3
3840 x 2540
Max display resolution
3360 x 1600
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 5000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
Yes
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 3.1
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
-
TDP
6 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.6-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2804 +144%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1149
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
10057 +196%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3394

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
1802
Honor 200
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
525
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
18388
Vivo iQOO Z9 (China)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
10285