Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
We’ve meticulously compared the recently released
Snapdragon 860 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SoCs, developed by
Qualcomm and Qualcomm respectively. This
comparison focuses on the pros and cons of their
8-core CPUs,
backed by performance metrics
from Geekbench, Antutu, and
3DMark benchmarks, and technical
specifications.
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption,
and other
indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in
leading benchmarks.
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
143028
495720
GPU
179320
914123
Memory
69420
361002
UX
72190
338475
Total score
463958
2109320
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
98%
-
Graphics test
20 FPS
-
Score
3455
-
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity
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Architecture
1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
Cores
8
8
Base Frequency
1800MHz
2260MHz
Turbo Frequency
2960MHz
3300MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.1-A
ARMv9-A
L2 cache
-
-
L2 cache
-
-
L3 cache
2 MB
12 MB
Process
7 nanometers
4 nanometers
Transistor count
-
-
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
10 W
-
GPU name
Adreno 640
Adreno 750
Architecture
Adreno 600
Adreno 700
GPU frequency
675 MHz
770 MHz
Pipelines
2
-
Shading units
384
-
Total shaders
768
-
FLOPS
1037 Gigaflops
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
DirectX version
12
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 690
Hexagon
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
4800 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
34.13 Gbit/s
77 Gbit/s
Max size
16 GB
24 GB
Storage type
EMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution
1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
1x 200MP
Video capture
4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Modem
X24 LTE, X50 5G
Snapdragon X75
4G support
LTE Cat. 20
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 5000 Mbps
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed 4G
Up to 2000 Mbps
-
Upload speed 5G
Up to 1200 Mbps
Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
Up to 316 Mbps
-
Wi-Fi
6
7
Bluetooth
5.0
5.4
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
