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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
53.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
44CPU100
43.7GPU—
63.4Benchmarks—
73.8Efficiencyspec-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 44
  • 196% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
  • 79% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.8 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
Announced20242026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv9.264-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 configuration1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.9 GHz Cortex-A5202x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.8 GHz5 GHz+79%

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 732Adreno 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 typeLPDDR5X-8448LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300
Max bandwidth67.6 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 7Wi-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@60fps8K@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
AnTuTu1,400,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,900Top 24%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,100Top 25%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100Top 40%—

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