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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Snapdragon 860

65

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Overview - Snapdragon 860 Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 860 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.

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CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 860 24
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 860 19
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 860 75
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 860 39
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 860 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 143028 374214
GPU 179320 516258
Memory 69420 344248
UX 72190 259884
Total score 463958 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 1.35% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 860 (3000 vs 2960 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 62.96% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 860 (1100 vs 675 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 860 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 860 (4 vs 7 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 222.14% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 860 (1,495 K vs 464 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 860.
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 87.52% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 860 (64 vs 34.13 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 860 744
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 860 2616
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

Image compression

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Snapdragon 860 142.85
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Face detection

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Snapdragon 860 20.3
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 860 44.55
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 860 46.35
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 860 22.85
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 860 1.65
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

SQLite

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Snapdragon 860 777.9
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

3DMark

18%
Snapdragon 860
Stability 98%

Graphics test 20 FPS
58%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
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 QHD @ 60Hz 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 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

73%
Turbo Clock Speed

2960 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
     1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache 2 MB 8 MB
  • Process 7 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 640 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 675 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 384 768
  • FLOPS 1037 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 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4 x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 Hexagon
  • Storage type EMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, 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 X24 LTE, X50 5G Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 5000 Mbps 6500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2000 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 1200 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
CPU
24%
GPU
19%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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 860 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 1.35% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2960 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 62.96% higher GPU clock speed (1100 MHz vs 675 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 860 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 860 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 42.86% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 860 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 222.14% better score (1494604 vs 463958).