Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Qualcomm just unveiled their beastly new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip destined for 2023’s top Android flagships. As a longtime Snapdragon fanboy, their new flagship has me fired up.
This 4nm powerhouse packs an insane CPU configuration: 1 cutting-edge Cortex-X4 core, 4 performance X2 cores, and 3 efficiency A510 cores clocking up to 3.5GHz. Next-gen Adreno graphics push the visual limits.
Early benchmarks show the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 demolishing even the 8 Gen 1 in both CPU and GPU tests. Qualcomm is promising up to 40% faster CPU and up to 50% faster GPU versus last year’s 8 Gen 1 model.
With elite AI, imaging, gaming, and connectivity features, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 looks primed to power the most advanced Androids yet.
Looks like Qualcomm is closing 2022 on a high with an undisputed Android performance king. Expect seeing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in all the top flagship phones next year.
Specs And Benchmark
Basics
Available | October 2023 |
Class | Flagship |
Model | SM8650-AB |
Graphics
GPU name | Adreno 750 |
Architecture | Adreno 700 |
GPU frequency | 770 MHz |
CPU
Architecture |
-1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 -3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720 -2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720 -2x 2.26 GHz – Cortex-A520 |
Cores | 8 |
Frequency | 3300 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A |
L3 cache | 12 MB |
Process Node | 4nm |
Connectivity
4G support | Yes |
5G support | Yes |
Wi-Fi | 7 |
Upload speed | 3500 Mbps |
Download speed | 10000 Mbps |
Bluetooth | 5.4 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Display/Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) | Yes |
Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP |
Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 |
Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Memory
Memory type | LPDDR5X |
Memory frequency | 4800 MHz |
Max bandwidth | 77 Gbit/s |
Max size | 24 GB |
Bus | 4x 16 Bit |
Storage Tech | UFS 4.0 |
3DMark
GeekBench 6
Gaming
AnTuTu 10
CPU | 424541 |
GPU | 855774 |
Memory | 391434 |
UX | 320638 |
Total score | 1989138 |