New Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Performance Numbers Indicates That Previous Rumors Were ‘Too Optimistic’

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As per the timeline goes, Qualcomm will likely debut its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 at the end of this year. And so far, there have been many rumors about its performance. Interestingly, most of the earlier speculations hinted that the chipset would be a beast in terms of performance, offering around a 50% performance jump from the predecessor.

However, the latest report from Tech_Reve suggests that the chipset will just deliver standard generational upgrades. That is, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will not offer a massive jump from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Instead, it will bring around an overall 25% more performance in GPU and CPU end.

Previous Rumors Regarding the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Were ‘Too Optimistic’

No matter what, it’s still early days for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. After all, the chipset will not launch anytime soon. With that cleared out, let’s get into the latest performance report that has been just rumored.

So, according to the leaker Tech_Reve, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will hit around 280 fps on the ES3.1 test of GFXBench. In comparison, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is quoted to perform at around 220FPS. This implies that the performance increase is approximately 30%. However, earlier rumors had indicated that the Adreno 750 would provide a 50% boost in performance.

On the other hand, The 8 Gen 3 is currently rumored to achieve a score of approximately 1,600,000 on Antutu. The Asus ROG 7 Ultimate, with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, scores 1,330,011 in Antutu. That implies around a 20% jump in terms of CPU. So, overall, the next-gen chipset will likely be about 25% more powerful than its predecessor. Again, Tech_Reve did not provide any screenshots. So, whatever info you got here, you should take them with a good amount of salt.