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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Brand: Qualcomm
Rating: 4.5 (98 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-06-06

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is a capable mobile processor from Qualcomm. It was designed for the demands of modern devices. Especially noteworthy is its manufacturing using the advanced 4nm process. This significantly contributes to very good energy efficiency, which has a positive effect on battery life.

We observe that this chip delivers considerable overall performance. The integrated graphics unit, the Qualcomm Adreno 740, is responsible for strong visual representation. It enables a smooth gaming experience and crisp multimedia playback. With its 12 MB L3 cache, users benefit from fast data access.

This noticeably improves the overall responsiveness of the system. A maximum memory bandwidth of 67 GB/s supports smooth data processing. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 effortlessly handles complex multitasking and demanding applications. We find a successful combination of processing power and efficiency here.

It is therefore a solid choice for users who value high performance and reliability in their mobile everyday life.

Efficient 4nm manufacturing
Powerful Qualcomm Adreno 740 graphics
12 MB L3 cache for fast data access

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank ? / ?
In segment Smartphone / Tablet

Multi-core performance

Rank ? / ?
In segment Smartphone / Tablet

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

ARM Mali-G78 MP20

1,943

Qualcomm Adreno 680

1,843

Qualcomm Adreno 740

1,840

Samsung Xclipse 940

1,825

Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores)

1,789

AI performance (NPU)

8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz

12.0 TOPS

6C / 6T · 3.00 GHz

11.0 TOPS

8C / 8T · 3.00 GHz

10.0 TOPS

8C / 8T · 2.96 GHz

7.0 TOPS

8C / 8T · 3.15 GHz

7.0 TOPS

More benchmarks

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

AI performance (NPU)
218 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon (105)
CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (2)
Architecture
Technology	4 nm
Segment	Smartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation	3
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗
Core architecture	hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	1x Cortex-X4 3.00 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	4x Cortex-A720 2.80 GHz
Core Cluster 3:	3x Cortex-A520 2.00 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache	12.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Qualcomm Adreno 740
GPU frequency	0.72 GHz
CUs / Shader	/
Raytracing	✓
Max. displays	2
Max. GPU Memory	6 GB
Technology	4 nm
Release date	Q4/2022

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware	Qualcomm AI engine
AI specifications	Hexagon NPU @ 10 TOPS ?
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
LPDDR5X-8400	67.0 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	24 GB
Memory channels	4
ECC	✗
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	10 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Chiplet
AES-NI	✗
Operating systems	Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM)
Instruction set	Armv9-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release date	Q1/2024
Release price
Documents

User Reviews

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