Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Snapdragon 821

232375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

1180

Snapdragon 821

353

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

3152

Snapdragon 821

857

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A720 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520 (Kryo Silver)	4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP		11 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 810	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 800	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1050 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	256	256
DirectX	12.1	11.2
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.1
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3360x1600	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 28MP, 2x
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	2.9 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	1.6 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS