The Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, announced in November 2023, is a popular mid-range chipset for smartphones. It’s already powering many phones from popular brands such as Vivo, OnePlus, and Honor. We might see some new phones this year using the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3.
The Snapdragon chip in question has four performance cores and four power-efficiency cores. It has a peak CPU frequency of 2.63GHz. The chip is manufactured by TSMC using its 4nm process node. We’ve benchmarked the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 on multiple platforms, including AnTuTu and Geekbench, to see how performance-friendly the chip is.
[Note: The following benchmark tests have been conducted on the OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3.]
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 AnTuTu score
AnTuTu is a widely used benchmarking platform that runs a device through a series of tests that measure different aspects of its performance, such as CPU, GPU, memory, and UX. The combined score represents the overall performance of a device.
On AnTuTu 10, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 scored 819,655 points. The CPU scored 269,334 points, the GPU scored 256,584 points, the memory scored 129,961 points, and the UX scored 163,776 points.
| AnTuTu score | 819,655 |
| CPU | 269,334 |
| GPU | 256,584 |
| Memory | 129,961 |
| UX | 163,776 |
The OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G, powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, pulls a modest AnTuTu score. Let’s now look at its performance on Geekbench.
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Geekbench score
Geekbench evaluates a device’s CPU performance through a series of tests designed around practical scenarios. The tests include image processing, compression (text and image), speech recognition, and PDF rendering.
On Geekbench 6, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 scored 1,154 single-core points and 3,018 multi-core points.
| Geekbench 6 | |
| Single core | 1,154 |
| Multi core | 3,018 |
The single-core score represents the CPU strength of a device when executing tasks using a single core. In contrast, the multi-core score evaluates how well a CPU can handle tasks when multiple cores are at work.
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 3DMark score
3DMark is a popular gaming benchmarking tool that evaluates sustained GPU performance under heavy workloads.
3DMark Wild Life Test
In the 3DMark Wild Life test, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3-powered OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G gets an overall score of 5376 with an average frame rate (FPS) of 32.26.
| 3DMark Wild Life Test | |
| Overall score | 5,376 |
| Average FPS | 32.36 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme Stress Test
In the 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Stress test, the OnePlus Nord 4 CE 5G gets the best loop score of 1,482 and the lowest loop score of 859. The stability is around 58%.
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Stress Test | |
| Best loop score | 1,482 |
| Lowest loop score | 859 |
| Stability | 58% |
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 spec sheet
| Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | |
|---|---|
| Announced | November 2023 |
| Process node | 4nm |
| Manufacturer | TSMC |
| CPU | 1 x 2.63 GHz — Cortex-A715 3 x 2.4 GHz — Cortex-A715 4 x 1.8 GHz — Cortex-A510 |
| GPU | Adreno 720 GPU Snapdragon Elite Gaming features |
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon NPU |
| Memory | LPDDR5, up to 3200MHz |
| Storage | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| USB | USB Type-C version 3.1 Gen 2 |
| Camera | Spectra triple 12-bit ISPs Up to 200MP single camera Up to 64MP single camera with zero shutter lag Up to 32+21MP dual cameras with zero shutter lag Up to 21MP triple cameras with zero shutter lag Up to 4K video recording |
| Connectivity | Snapdragon X63 5G modem Downlink: 5Gbps Wi-Fi 6E (peak speed: 2.9Gbps) Bluetooth 5.4 |
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