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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

Snapdragon 888 Plus

78

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Overview - Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 888 Plus vs Snapdragon 8 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 888 Plus 36
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 75
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 888 Plus 31
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 74
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 888 Plus 82
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 888 Plus 50
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 78
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 888 Plus Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
CPU 216591 495720
GPU 324286 914123
Memory 138188 361002
UX 167760 338475
Total score 846825 2109320
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

  • Snapdragon 888 Plus has 17.53% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (905 vs 770 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 10.18% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 Plus (3300 vs 2995 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 50.00% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 888 Plus (4800 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 888 Plus (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 149.09% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 888 Plus (2,109 K vs 847 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 888 Plus.
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Support 50.39% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 888 Plus (77 vs 51.2 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 Plus 1171
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 2329

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 Plus 3704
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 7526

3DMark

30%
Snapdragon 888 Plus
Stability 99%

Graphics test 33 FPS
N/A
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10+, Dolby Vision®, HDR10 HDR Vivid, HDR10, HDR10+
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec. 2020 Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

2995 MHz

82%
Turbo Clock Speed

3300 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

56%
Base Frequency

2260 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.995 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720
    2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720
    2x 2.26 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB 12 MB
  • Process 5 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count 10.3 Billion -
  • TDP 8 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 660 Adreno 750
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 905 MHz 770 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 512 -
  • FLOPS 1853 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4800 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 77 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 2000MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS 8K 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 X60 Snapdragon X75
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 10000 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3000 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 888 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
CPU
36%
GPU
31%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
CPU
75%
GPU
74%
Memory
56%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 888 Plus and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 10.18% higher clock speed (3300 MHz vs 2995 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 888 Plus and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 Plus with a 17.53% higher GPU clock speed (905 MHz vs 770 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 888 Plus and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 50.00% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 888 Plus and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 20% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 888 Plus and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 149.09% better score (2109320 vs 846825).