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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Still the benchmark for balanced flagship silicon: Cortex-X4 leadership in 2024, Adreno 750 gaming muscle, and now the value pick inside heavily discounted flagships.
Pros
- Proven, cool-running flagship performance
- Adreno 750 still handles every mobile game
- Early on-device generative AI support
- Now common in aggressively priced phones
Cons
- Single-core well behind Oryon and Apple silicon
- 4nm process trails 3nm rivals in efficiency
- Last-generation ISP and AI features
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Process
- 4 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 9 W
- Architecture
- Armv9.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.15 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.96 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A520
- Max clock
- 3.3 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Adreno 750
- GPU clock
- 903 MHz
AI
- NPU
- Hexagon NPU
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X-9600
- Max bandwidth
- 76.8 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X75 5G
- Max download
- 10 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
Media
- Max display
- 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
- Video capture
- 8K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 2,100,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,250
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 7,100
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 4,800
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 earns an Inno Score of 61.3/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Still the benchmark for balanced flagship silicon: Cortex-X4 leadership in 2024, Adreno 750 gaming muscle, and now the value pick inside heavily discounted flagships.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?
Cores: 8 · Process: 4 nm · AnTuTu 10: 2,100,000 · GPU: Adreno 750
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Apple A17 Pro, MediaTek Dimensity 9300+, MediaTek Dimensity 9300 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
