The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 delivers performance nearly on par with, or even surpassing, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, raising the question: how does it stack up against the powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen Elite??
The 8s Gen 4 is designed for mid-range smartphones announced in early April 2025, which prioritise features like hardware acceleration, AI capabilities and ray tracing. It delivers a significant boost in gaming performance as compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
CPU-Performance
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 performs slightly faster than the 8s Gen 4, according to Geekbench. Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 scored a single-core of 2154 and a multi-core score of 6880, whereas Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 scored a single-core of 2193 (+2% %) and a multi-core score of 7304 (6%).
Whereas the Snapdragon 8 Gen Elite scored a massive score in single-core 3155 and a multi-core score of 9723.
GPU-Performance
Here, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 takes a lead by 30% by scoring 18,525 where whereas 8 Gen 3 scored 14,269. A benchmark showing impressive frame rates in the 3DMark's Wild Life test.
Sanpdragon 8 Gen Elite takes the lead with the score of 24,141
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu evaluate the CPU, GPU, and RAM performance of the processor. Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 scored 2,082,208, which is a marginal victory from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 score of 2,052,015.
Again, the Snapdragon 8 Gen Elite leads with the massive score of 2,744,741, which is 32% faster than the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4.
Digital Tech Buzz Verdict
- Both Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and 8s Gen 4 are built on 4nm tech, and Snapdragon 8 Gen Elite is built on 3 nm tech.
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 targets premium devices with a higher price tag, while the 8s Gen 4 is used in mid-range devices.
- Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is a beast in its own league, and gamers won't be lacking in any way from Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and in some cases, it will perform even better.
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