CPUSmartphoneReleased Mar 18, 2024

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

8C/8T · 3.0 GHz

The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (SM8635) was announced on March 18, 2024 as the first chip in Qualcomm's new 8s tier, bringing most of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 feature set to less expensive flagship phones. Its Kryo CPU combines a Cortex-X4 prime core at up to 3.0 GHz with four Cortex-A720 cores at 2.8 GHz and three Cortex-A520 cores at 2.0 GHz, and the Adreno 735 GPU supports hardware ray tracing. The Hexagon NPU runs generative AI models on-device, and the chip integrates the Snapdragon X70 5G modem with downloads up to 6.5 Gbps, FastConnect 7800 with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4, and a triple Spectra ISP supporting cameras up to 200 MP.

General

Manufacturer: Qualcomm
Model: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Segment: Smartphone
Generation: Snapdragon 8s
Codename: —
Architecture: ARM64
Microarchitecture: 1× Cortex-X4 + 4× Cortex-A720 + 3× Cortex-A520 (Kryo)
Release date: Mar 18, 2024
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 8 cores / 8 threadsS1+P4+E3
Base clock: —
Boost clock: 3.00 GHz
TDP (design W): —
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: —
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): 4 nm
TSMC N4P

Platform

Socket: —
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Adreno 735
Clock: 1,100 MHz
Memory type: LPDDR5X-8400
4-channel
Memory size: Up to 24 GB
ECC memory: —
PCIe: —

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: Armv9.2-A
NPU: Qualcomm Hexagon NPU

OS support

Notes: Android smartphone platform. Qualcomm ships it with Android and provides no Windows, ChromeOS or desktop Linux support; mainstream Linux distributions publish no official image for this SoC.

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