Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy is a higher-binned version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 exclusively designed for Samsung and its latest Galaxy S24 series. For those that do not know, the slightly tweaked SoC features a slightly overclocked Cortex-X4 core and Adreno 750 GPU. These improvements were tested out in 3DMark’s Solar Bay test, where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy outperformed Apple’s M2 while consuming significantly less power, making it the first smartphone SoC to complete this feat.
Unfortunately, the same results are not repeated in other benchmarks such as GFXBench, where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy is unable to post impressive results
The extensive testing was done by Golden Reviewer, who praises the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy as it outpaces the competition in 3DMark Solay Bay, obtaining a final score of 9,165FPS, compared to the M2’s 8,781FPS, resulting in a 4 percent performance difference. What is even more impressive about these results is that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy achieves this while consuming less power than the M2, being 35 percent more efficient than Apple’s 5nm silicon. Sadly, the results cannot be replicated in 3DMark Wild Life Extreme, where the M2 gets the upper hand.
Given that the M2 is the leader in this particular benchmark, we can immediately assume that the M3 would obtain an even higher score. 3DMark Wild Life Extreme is designed to bring chipsets to their knees, and given that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy has a smaller cooling surface area compared to the M2 and is found in Apple’s MacBooks and iPad Pro models, it is obvious which SoC was going to be the victor here. Sadly, the same story repeats itself in GFXBench, but on this occasion, the tipster puts out some valuable information.
GPU performance/efficiency for Snapdragon 8Gen3 For Galaxy with overclocked GPU (0.9Ghz -> 1Ghz)
Currently it's the fastest smartphone GPU in 3DMark tests.
GFXBench side we do not see much improvement I suspect it's because of bandwidth bottleneck pic.twitter.com/tp6PYPMBKE— Golden Reviewer (@Golden_Reviewer) February 8, 2024
Since he has tested a slew of chipsets in the past running GFXBench, the tipster believes that the reason why the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy did not achieve a higher score was because of a bandwidth bottleneck. However, he does not mention if this limitation was coming from the benchmarking program or the hardware itself, so that is something that we have to confirm in the future. For reference, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy can top out at 1GHz, which allows the SoC to achieve the aforementioned results, though it cannot repeat the same behavior in every test.
News Source: Golden Reviewer
About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech's mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.
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