Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

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

1928

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

3383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3

5139

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

11480

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A520	2x 4.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	4 nm	3 nm
TDP	5.5 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	4200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 732
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency	950 MHz
Execution units	3
Shaders	768
DirectX	12.1
OpenCL API	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160
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	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.4	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS