Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus. 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 855 Plus

1030

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

3365

Snapdragon 855 Plus

2861

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)	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)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors		6700 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 720	Adreno 640
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 700	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	975 MHz	675 MHz
Execution units	2	3
Shaders	512	768
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3360x1600	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@120fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	5 Gbps	5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS