Overview - Snapdragon 720G Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 720G 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 720G 17
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 720G 11
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 720G 71
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 720G 33
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 720G Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 98820 374214
GPU 71078 516258
Memory 47158 344248
UX 52126 259884
Total score 269182 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 30.43% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 720G (3000 vs 2300 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 46.67% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 720G (1100 vs 750 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 125.08% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 720G (4200 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 50% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 720G (4 vs 8 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 455.24% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 720G (1,495 K vs 269 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 720G.
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 360.10% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 720G (64 vs 13.91 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 720G 569
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 720G 1780
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

Image compression

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Snapdragon 720G 110.2
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Face detection

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Snapdragon 720G 13.1
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 720G 27.3
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 720G 26.1
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 720G 15.7
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 720G 2.16
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

SQLite

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Snapdragon 720G 533.6
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 6 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 @ 60 Hz 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10 HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec. 2020 Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

57%
Turbo Clock Speed

2300 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 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 1 MB 8 MB
  • Process 8 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 5 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 618 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 750 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 128 768
  • FLOPS 435 Gigaflops 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 1866 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 13.91 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) Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs 384 kHz/32 bit AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X15 Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 6500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 800 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 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 720G

CPU
17%
GPU
11%
Memory
22%
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 720G and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 30.43% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2300 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 720G and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 46.67% higher GPU clock speed (1100 MHz vs 750 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 720G and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 125.08% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 720G 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 720G and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 455.24% better score (1494604 vs 269182).

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