Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

1136

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

3383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

3365

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

11480

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 2.63 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)	2x 4.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	4 nm	3 nm
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 720
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency	975 MHz
Execution units	2
Shaders	512
OpenCL API	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3360x1600
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.4	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS