Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

GPU: Adreno 735 GPU
Cores: 8
Clock: 1100 MHz

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is an 8-core processor introduced on March 18, 2024 and built on a 4-nanometer fabrication technique. It has 1 Cortex-X4 core clocked at 3000 MHz, 4 Cortex-A720 cores clocked at 2800 MHz, and 3 Cortex-A520 cores clocked at 2000 MHz integrated with Adreno 735 Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) clocked at 1100 MHz.

Review

CPU Performance

Gaming Performance

Battery life

Tech Insist Score

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

1494604

CPU	374214
GPU	516258
Memory	344248
UX	259884
Total score	1494604

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Single-Core Score

1999

Multi-Core Score

5273

Specifications

Detailed specifications of the A18 Pro SoC with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 GPU graphics

CPU

Architecture	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores	8
Instruction set	ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Process	4 nm
TDP	6 W

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 735
Architecture	Adreno 700
GPU frequency	1100 MHz
Execution units	2
Shading units	768
FLOPS	3379.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version	1.3
OpenCL version	2.0
DirectX version	12.1

Memory

Memory type	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	4200 MHz
Max bandwidth	64 MHz
Bus	4x 16 Bit
Max size	24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU)	Hexagon
Storage type	UFS 4.0
Max display resolution	3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP
Video capture	4K at 60FPS
Video playback	4K at 120FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem	Snapdragon X70
5G support	Yes
Download 5G speed	Up to 6500 Mbps
Upload 5G speed	Up to 3500 Mbps
4G support	LTE Cat. 22
Download 4G speed	Up to - Mbps
Upload 4G speed	Up to - Mbps
Wi-Fi	7
Bluetooth	5.4
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced Date	March 2024
Class	Flagship
Model number	SM8635
Official page	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 official site

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