Qualcomm’s next-generation flagship mobile chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, is expected to be announced later this month. A new leak now suggests that the new chip will outperform its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, by a significant margin.
Popular tipster Digital Chat Station has leaked Snapdragon 8 Gen 3’s performance numbers in the AnTuTu benchmark test. According to the tipster, the new chip has scored 2 million points in total, compared to the 1.6 million points scored by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
The biggest leap in performance seems to be on the GPU side, as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is said to offer a 40% improvement over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in the AnTuTu GPU test. It was able to score 840k in the GPU test versus the 600K in the 8 Gen 2.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is expected to be powered by a new Adreno 750 GPU, which is likely responsible for the significant performance boost. This is good news for mobile gamers, as it means that we can expect to see even more impressive gaming performance in upcoming flagship smartphones.
While the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3’s GPU performance is impressive, its CPU performance is less so. The tipster claims that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 scored 440K points in the CPU test, which is only 15.7% higher than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
However, it’s important to note that these are just early benchmarks, and the final performance of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 could be different. Additionally, DCS notes that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 tested in the benchmark is equipped with LPDDR5T RAM, which is a new type of RAM that is faster and more efficient than LPDDR5X RAM.
But it’s unclear whether commercial smartphones with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will ship with LPDDR5T or LPDDR5X RAM. If they ship with LPDDR5X RAM, then the performance of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in real-world use could be slightly lower than what is shown in the benchmarks.
Early benchmarks for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 look promising, but it’s too early to say for sure how much better it will perform than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Qualcomm is expected to announce the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 on October 24, so we’ll know more soon.
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