Overview - Snapdragon 778G Plus Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 778G 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 778G Plus 27
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 778G Plus 21
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 778G Plus 79
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 778G Plus 42
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 778G Plus Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 166382 374214
GPU 177972 516258
Memory 106394 344248
UX 130486 259884
Total score 581234 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 20% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 778G Plus (3000 vs 2500 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 100.00% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 778G Plus (1100 vs 550 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 31.25% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 778G Plus (4200 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 778G Plus (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 157.14% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 778G Plus (1,495 K vs 581 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 778G Plus.
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 150.00% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 778G Plus (64 vs 25.6 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 778G Plus 816
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 778G Plus 2971
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test 16 FPS
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 144 Hz QHD+ @ 144 Hz, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR HDR10+, 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

62%
Turbo Clock Speed

2500 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

47%
Base Frequency

1900 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
    3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
    1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 8 MB
  • Process 6 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 5 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 642L Adreno 735
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 550 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 384 768
  • FLOPS 845 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 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP 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 X53 Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 3700 Mbps 6500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 1600 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 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 778G Plus

CPU
27%
GPU
21%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

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 778G Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 20.00% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2500 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 778G Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 100.00% higher GPU clock speed (1100 MHz vs 550 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 778G Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 31.25% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 3200 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 778G Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 33.33% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 778G Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 157.14% better score (1494604 vs 581234).