Overview - Snapdragon 690 Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 690 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 690 18
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 690 12
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 690 71
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 690 34
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 690 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 110385 374214
GPU 76645 516258
Memory 63724 344248
UX 94636 259884
Total score 345390 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 50% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 690 (3000 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 15.79% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 690 (1100 vs 950 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 690 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 50% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 690 (4 vs 8 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 332.73% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 690 (1,495 K vs 345 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 690.
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 329.53% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 690 (64 vs 14.9 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 690 607
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 690 1852
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

Image compression

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Snapdragon 690 111.3
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Face detection

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Snapdragon 690 16.9
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 690 28.8
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 690 26.7
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 690 15.9
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 690 2.25
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

SQLite

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Snapdragon 690 579.5
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 4 FPS
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120 Hz QHD+ @ 144 Hz, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display QHD @ 60Hz 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR HDR10 HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Kryo 560 Gold (Cortex-A77)
    6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 560 Silver (Cortex-A55)
    1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 8 MB
  • Process 8 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 6 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 619L Adreno 735
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 950 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 14.9 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 692 Hexagon
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem 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 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 900 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 210 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 7
  • Bluetooth 5.1 5.4
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 690

CPU
18%
GPU
12%
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 690 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 50.00% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 690 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 15.79% higher GPU clock speed (1100 MHz vs 950 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 690 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 690 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 690 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 332.73% better score (1494604 vs 345390).