Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 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: 3800 MHz (3800 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (November 2025 vs October 2023)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2025
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8845
Model Name
SM8650-AB
2x 3.8 GHz, 6x 3.32 GHz
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
3800 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 840
GPU name
Adreno 750
1200 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
512
Shading units
-
3.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.4
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2540
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 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 4.0
8K at 60FPS, 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
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2804 +28%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
10057 +42%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
8535
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9124
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
1802
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
18388
Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
25201