Qualcomm recently unveiled the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, positioning it as a flagship-grade chipset. Despite this, the chipset comes with underclocked cores. We had the opportunity to test the first smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro from China. Our tests included essential benchmarks like Geekbench, AnTuTu, CPU Throttling test, and more, providing a comprehensive view of its performance.
Let’s delve into the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 benchmark scores to gauge its standing among other premium-tier chipsets.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Specifications
But before we proceed, let’s take a moment to understand Qualcomm’s chipset naming convention and explore the key specifications of the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3: Geekbench 6 CPU
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 performed as expected in the Geekbench test, which assesses CPU performance. It scored 1,999 in the single-core test and 5,273 in the multi-core test.
Compared to the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, it scored higher and is on par with the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. However, it falls behind the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, mainly due to lower frequencies across all cores, despite having the same CPU cores.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3: AnTuTu Score
In the AnTuTu benchmark test, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 once again showed strong performance, scoring a total of 1,523,930 points. It outperforms the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 and competes closely with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Here is the detailed breakdown of AnTuTu scores for the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3: CPU Throttling Test
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 performed exceptionally well in the CPU Throttling test, maintaining 94% of its maximum performance over a 15-minute test. A longer 60-minute test also showed consistent performance from the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro without any noticeable drops.
However, it’s worth noting that the phone heated up significantly, likely due to its inadequate cooling system. Since the Civi 4 Pro isn’t designed for gaming, Xiaomi might have overlooked including a vapor cooling system.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3: Geekbench GPU Test
Since the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro didn’t support the 3DMark benchmark app, we used the Geekbench 6 GPU test to assess its graphical capabilities. In the Geekbench GPU test using the OpenCL API, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 scored 8,838 points, and with the Vulkan API, it scored 10,154 points.
The Adreno 735 GPU on the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 appears to be quite powerful, comparable to the Adreno 740 GPU on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. It also supports HW-accelerated Ray Tracing, although we couldn’t test this feature as 3DMark kept crashing on launch.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3: Geekbench ML
In the Geekbench ML test, which assesses NPU performance, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 scored 612 points. It’s worth noting that Qualcomm chipsets currently do not fully support the NNAPI backend, which could explain the relatively low score.
To summarize our benchmark testing of the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, it performed as expected for a flagship-level chipset, easily rivaling the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and surpassing the recently launched Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3.
However, compared to the premium-tier Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, there is a noticeable difference, mainly due to lower clock speeds. Nevertheless, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 presents itself as a viable alternative to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, offering newer CPU cores and improved efficiency.
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