Overview - Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 888 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 888 Plus 36
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 888 Plus 31
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 888 Plus 82
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 888 Plus 50
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 888 Plus Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 216591 374214
GPU 324286 516258
Memory 138188 344248
UX 167760 259884
Total score 846825 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 0.17% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 Plus (3000 vs 2995 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 21.55% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 Plus (1100 vs 905 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 31.25% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 888 Plus (4200 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 888 Plus (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 76.50% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 888 Plus (1,495 K vs 847 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 888 Plus.
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 25.00% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 888 Plus (64 vs 51.2 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 Plus 1171
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 Plus 3704
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 33 FPS
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz QHD+ @ 144 Hz, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 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 HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid
  • 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

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 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 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 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
  • Process 5 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count 10.3 Billion -
  • TDP 8 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 660 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 905 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 512 768
  • FLOPS 1853 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 51.2 Gbit/s 64 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 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 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 X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 6500 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

CPU
36%
GPU
31%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

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 888 Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 0.17% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2995 MHz).

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

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 21.55% higher GPU clock speed (1100 MHz vs 905 MHz).

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

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8s 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 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 76.50% better score (1494604 vs 846825).

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