Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series. The processor was released in Q1/2024.
| Name: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
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| Family: | Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) |
| CPU group: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (2) |
| Architecture: | |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 3 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is 3.00 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 8 / 8 |
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| Core architecture: | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| A-Core: | 1x Cortex-X4 |
| B-Core: | 4x Cortex-A720 |
| C-Core: | 3x Cortex-A520 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
|---|---|
| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 3.00 GHz |
| B-Core Frequency: | 2.80 GHz |
| C-Core Frequency: | 2.00 GHz |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
| AI hardware: | Qualcomm AI engine |
|---|---|
| AI specifications: | Hexagon NPU @ 10 TOPS ? |
Internal Graphics
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 uses the Qualcomm Adreno 740, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Qualcomm Adreno 740 |
|---|---|
| GPU frequency: | 0.72 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Compute units: | -- |
| Shader: | -- |
| Hardware Raytracing: | Yes |
| Release date: | Q4/2022 |
| Max. displays: | 2 |
|---|---|
| Generation: | 8 |
| Direct X: | 12.1 |
| Technology: | 4 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 6 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
|---|---|
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | Decode |
|---|---|
| AVC: | Decode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 24 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 67.0 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| LPDDR5X-8400 | 67.0 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 24 GB |
| Memory channels: | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 10 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is made in 4 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 12.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 4 nm |
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| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | -- |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 12.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | No |
| Operating systems: | Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM) |
| Virtualization: | None |
|---|---|
| Instruction set (ISA): | Armv9-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | -- |
| Release date: | Q1/2024 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
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