Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 450. 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 8s Gen 3

2031

Snapdragon 450

169

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

5603

Snapdragon 450

767

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520	8x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP	7.5 Watt	3 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon 546

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	4200 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	1x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 735	Adreno 506
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 700	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1100 MHz	600 MHz
Execution units	3	1
Shaders	768	48
DirectX	12.1	11
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 21MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD+@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	6.5 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS