Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. 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 8s Gen 3
Snapdragon 870
700103

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
2031
Snapdragon 870
991

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5603
Snapdragon 870
3362

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
1x 3.20 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold)
4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 4 nm 7 nm
TDP 7.5 Watt 10 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 735 Adreno 650
GPU Architecture Qualcomm Adreno 700 Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1100 MHz 670 MHz
Execution units 3 2
Shaders 768 512
DirectX 12.1 12
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.3 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 8K@30fps
Video codec support AV1
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 6.5 Gbps 7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps 3 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.4 5.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2024 Quarter 1 2021 Quarter 1
Partnumber SM8635 SM8250-AC
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship