Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. 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 801

206

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

5603

Snapdragon 801

701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520	4x 2.5 GHz – Krait
Number of cores	8	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP	7.5 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon

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	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 735	Adreno 330
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 700	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	1100 MHz	578 MHz
Execution units	3	1
Shaders	768	128
DirectX	12.1	11
OpenCL API	2.0	1.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	2560x2048
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	6.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	4.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS