Skip to content
InnoReviews

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
62.1Inno Score
26.2CPU54.2
—GPU57.9
—Benchmarks76
68Efficiencyspec-based66.5
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 44 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

  • Stronger CPU score: 54 vs 26
  • 300% higher Max download: 10 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
  • 235% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 7,100 vs 2,117
  • 151% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,250 vs 897
  • 43% higher Max clock: 3.3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Announced20252023
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A551x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.15 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.96 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.3 GHz3.3 GHz+43%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
GPUAdreno 613Adreno 750
GPU clock—903 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
NPU—Hexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR5X-9600
Max bandwidth—76.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GSnapdragon X75 5G
Max download2.5 Gbps10 Gbps+300%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.15.4

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
AnTuTu—2,312,709Top 29%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—643,922Top 29%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—790,016Top 29%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—341,129Top 26%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—537,642Top 24%
Geekbench 6 (single)897Bottom 36%2,250+151%Top 16%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117Bottom 36%7,100+235%Top 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—4,800Top 14%

Related comparisons

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4VSQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4vs Huawei Kirin 8020VSQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4vs MediaTek Helio G200VSQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4VSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300+VSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3vs Apple A17 ProVSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300VSQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4VS

Try another matchup