Qualcomm‘s upcoming mid-range processor, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, has made an uninspiring debut on Geekbench. Traditionally, SoCs with “s” in their name signify a slight downgrade compared to their non-s counterparts. The trend seems to hold true here, with the 7s Gen 3 offering performance nearly identical to the standard Snapdragon 7 Gen 3.
Geekbench 6.3 scores show the 7s Gen 3 achieves 1,157 and 3,157 in single-core and multi-core tests, respectively. These figures are practically indistinguishable from the regular 7 Gen 3’s scores of 1,147 and 3,129.
When compared to its predecessor, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, the new chip offers a marginal improvement – a 15% bump in single-core and a 12% increase in multi-core performance. These gains fall within the realm of expected generational iteration for mid-tier processors, offering little cause for excitement.
As for the technical specifications, the 7s Gen 3 will have a tri-cluster CPU architecture. The primary core clocks in at 2.5 GHz, flanked by three performance cores at 2.4 GHz. Two efficiency cores round out the package, operating at a conservative 1.8 GHz.
Rumors suggest that for performance, the SoC will use Arm’s Cortex-A720 core. The graphics processing duties are handled by an Adreno 810 GPU clocked at 480 MHz.
Based on Geekbench, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 is likely to offer a predictable update in Qualcomm’s mid-range portfolio. You will get dependable performance but don’t expect any major boost in terms of performance.
Although it’s not confirmed yet, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 might debut with the Redmi Note 14 Pro smartphone. This is likely because its predecessor, the Redmi Note 13 Pro, features the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC.
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