Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Architecture 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz - Cortex-A520 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3000 MHz 2960 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.1-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 6 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 8 MB 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 64 Gbit/s 34.13 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPU Adreno 735 Adreno 640
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU clock 1100 MHz 675 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 384 384
FLOPS 1689.6 Gigaflops 1037 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Hexagon 690

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - 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 8s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
4G LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 20
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 6500 Mbps Up to 2000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Release March 2024 April 2019
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8635 SM8150-AC
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Devices in database 1 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Honor Pad GT Pro
Honor

Honor Pad GT Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 180 Hz, 1920 × 300…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10050 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR+ 2025
Motorola

Motorola RAZR+ 2025

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra
Motorola

Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra

3.4
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Motorola

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPS P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4500 mAh
5G
Realme GT 6
Realme

Realme GT 6

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Pad 5

2.9
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
POCO

POCO X3 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh