Overview - Snapdragon 480 Plus Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 480 Plus vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoCs by Qualcomm. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 480 Plus 16
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 480 Plus 11
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 480 Plus 71
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 480 Plus 33
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 480 Plus Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 103367 374214
GPU 83956 516258
Memory 61234 344248
UX 96732 259884
Total score 345289 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 36.36% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 480 Plus (3000 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 33.33% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 480 Plus (1100 vs 825 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 480 Plus (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 50% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 480 Plus (4 vs 8 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 332.86% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 480 Plus (1,495 K vs 345 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 276.47% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 480 Plus (64 vs 17 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 480 Plus 505
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 480 Plus 1637
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test 5 FPS
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120 Hz, HD+ @ 120 Hz QHD+ @ 144 Hz, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 900 × 1600, 1080 × 2520 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR - HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid
  • Color Depth - 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
    1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set - ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 8 MB
  • Process 8 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 3 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 619 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 825 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 128 768
  • FLOPS - 3379.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12.1
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Snapdragon X51 Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 6500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 800 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 1500 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 210 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

CPU
16%
GPU
11%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
71%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

CPU
58%
GPU
50%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 480 Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 36.36% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 480 Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 33.33% higher GPU clock speed (1100 MHz vs 825 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 480 Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 96.91% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 480 Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 50% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 8 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 480 Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 332.86% better score (1494604 vs 345289).