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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

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Compared fields 42
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 870Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz - Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)3x 2.42 GHz - Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) 1x 2.63 GHz - Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)3x 2.4 GHz - Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3200 MHz 2630 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 10 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 870Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
L1 cache 128 KB Not available
L2 cache 512 KB Not available
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 870Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
GPU Adreno 650 Adreno 720
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU clock 675 MHz 975 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 512 256
FLOPS 1372 Gigaflops 998.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 698 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 870Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3360 x 1600
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 870Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 5000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 870Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Release January 2021 November 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8250-AC SM7550-AB
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Devices in database 56 3
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 WiFi
Huawei

Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 WiFi

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh
View details
PDF manual
Oppo Pad WiFi
Oppo

Oppo Pad WiFi

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8360 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G CPH2247
Oppo

Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G CPH2247

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G
Oppo

Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X3
Oppo

Oppo Find X3

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details PDF
5G
Vivo iQOO Neo6 India
Vivo

Vivo iQOO Neo6 India

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 mAh
View details

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

5G
Oppo K12 Plus
Oppo

Oppo K12 Plus

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6400 mAh
View details
5G
Oppo K12
Oppo

Oppo K12

3.0
Smartphone
Display
LTPS AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
View details
5G
Vivo S18
Vivo

Vivo S18

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2800 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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Honor Pad 10
Honor

Honor Pad 10

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10100 mAh
View details
5G
Honor Power
Honor

Honor Power

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 8000 mAh
View details
5G
Honor 300
Honor

Honor 300

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2664 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5300 mAh
View details
5G
Honor 100
Honor

Honor 100

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2644 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
View details
5G
Motorola Edge 50s Pro
Motorola

Motorola Edge 50s Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4500 mAh
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