TechPhonesPhones running the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor could get the biggest power upgrade in yearsNewly published benchmarks suggest that the next Snapdragon is going to deliver a serious performance boost for the best Android phonesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesPhones running the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor could get the biggest power upgrade in yearsNewly published benchmarks suggest that the next Snapdragon is going to deliver a serious performance boost for the best Android phonesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Newly published benchmarks suggest that the next Snapdragon is going to deliver a serious performance boost for the best Android phones
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That’s good news if you’re hankering after something like theSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, because those benchmarks represent a really significant speed boost.
What do the benchmarks say about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?
According to DCS, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 achieves 40% better performance in the AnTuTu GPU test compared to its predecessor, racking up an impressive 840K points. The most likely explanation for that is a new GPU, which is believed to be the Andreno 750 GPU. The current Andreno in the Gen 2 is the 740 model.
We’ve been hearing multiple rumours about that new Andreno GPU for months now, and it could be the first 1GHz Andreno to make it into smartphone silicon. The Cortex-X4 cores in the Snapdragon are also expected to run at significantly higher speeds than the current generation; previous reports had suggested performance gains of 15-20%, and that fits with DCS’s benchmarks of 15.7% better performance in the CPU test. The combination of faster cores, a more powerful GPU and faster RAM should mean a very significant and noticeable performance improvement inAndroidphones.
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