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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
42.5Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
32CPU100
28.2GPU—
50.8Benchmarks—
76.2Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s 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 7s 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 32
  • 410% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 2.9 Gbps
  • 100% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Announced20242026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
TDP (typical)5 W—
ArchitectureArmv9.264-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5202x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.5 GHz5 GHz+100%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
GPUAdreno 810Adreno GPU

AI

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

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR5X-6400LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
ModemSnapdragon X63 5GQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF
Max download2.9 Gbps14.8 Gbps+410%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 8
Bluetooth5.46.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Max displayFHD+ @ 144Hz4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture4K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
AnTuTu850,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,160Top 41%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,200Top 43%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,200Top 74%—

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