The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is a fast mid-range SoC with 8 cores for smartphones and tablets (mainly Android-based). It was launched in November 2023 and is intended as the successor to the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2.
Qualcomm combines an ARM Cortex-A715 performance core with clock speeds of up to 2.63 GHz with three Cortex-A715 cores at 2.4 GHz and four economical Cortex-A510 efficiency cores at 1.8 GHz. An Adreno 720 is used as the GPU, which supports Vulkan 1.3 and Snapdragon Elite Gaming.
Specifically, Qualcomm claims a 15 percent improvement in processor performance and a 20 percent improvement in efficiency compared to the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2.
The integrated ISP can process photos from a 200 MP camera and 4K HDR videos. Qualcomm promises a particularly effective night mode, in which 30 photos are taken almost simultaneously and combined into a brighter image.
Qualcomm has also installed a Snapdragon X63 5G modem that achieves a download speed of up to 5 Gbit/s. The phone supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3.
The SoC is manufactured in the modern 4nm process at TSMC and should have very good energy efficiency.
Series
Qualcomm Snapdragon
Codename
Cortex-A715 / A510
Clock Rate
1800 - 2630 MHz
Number of Cores / Threads
8 / 8 1 x 2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A715 3 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A715 4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A510