Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 are both flagship chips made by Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is 6% faster in multi-core (4,880 vs 4,584) and 11% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 +6%Single-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 +11%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qualcomm | Qualcomm |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | — | Mar 2024 |
| Process | — | 4 nm TSMC |
| CPU | — | 8 cores 1× 3.0 GHz + 4× 2.8 GHz + 3× 2.0 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | — | 3 GHz |
| GPU | — | Adreno 735 |
| 5G modem | — | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #41 of 112 | #38 of 112 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,741 | 1,930 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 4,584 | 4,880 (better) |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 1,018 |
| Phones in our database | 2 phones | 8 phones |
| Best-rated phone | POCO F5 Pro 6.8 | Motorola Edge 50 Ultra 7.9 |
| Lowest US launch price | $1,000 Motorola Razr+ (2023) | $1,000 Motorola Razr+ 2024 |
| Newest phone | Motorola Razr+ (2023) Jun 2023 | Motorola Razr+ 2026 Apr 2026 |
Phones with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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6.8 Discontinued
POCO F5 Pro
6.67″ 120 Hz, 64 MP camera, 5,160 mAh
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6.1
Motorola Razr+ (2023)
6.9″ 165 Hz, 12 MP camera, 3,800 mAh
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Phones with the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8 phones in our database, best rated first.
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7.9
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
6.7″ 144 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,500 mAh
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7.6
realme GT 6
6.78″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,500 mAh
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7.6
HONOR 200 Pro
6.78″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,200 mAh
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7.4
OnePlus Nord 5
6.83″ 144 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,800 mAh
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Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3: FAQ
Which is faster, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 or the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?
In Geekbench 6, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is 6% faster in multi-core (4,880 vs 4,584) and 11% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?
The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 powers 2 phones in our database, including the POCO F5 Pro and Motorola Razr+ (2023). The lowest US launch price with this chip is $1,000, for the Motorola Razr+ (2023). The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 powers 8 phones in our database, including the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, realme GT 6 and HONOR 200 Pro. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $1,000, for the Motorola Razr+ 2024.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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