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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
42.3Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
32.7CPU100
27.8GPU—
49.3Benchmarks—
76.2Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 34 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 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 7 Gen 3

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 33
  • 196% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
  • 90% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.63 GHz
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Announced20232026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
TDP (typical)5 W—
ArchitectureArmv964-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.63 GHz Cortex-A715 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5102x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.63 GHz5 GHz+90%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
GPUAdreno 720Adreno GPU

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
NPUHexagon NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
ModemSnapdragon X63 5GQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF
Max download5 Gbps14.8 Gbps+196%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 8
Bluetooth5.46.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Max display—4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture4K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
AnTuTu800,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,150Top 42%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,250Top 43%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,150Top 77%—

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