It is very difficult for an ordinary user to understand the naming of Qualcomm mobile processors – chips with completely different capabilities may be hidden under similar names.
For example, these are single-chip Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, which seem to be similar in names, but differ greatly in specifications. We will consider them in this article, for convenience, shortening the names to SD 7+ Gen 3 and SD 7 Gen 3.
The tests involved smartphones Realme GT 6T on the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset and OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset.
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SD 7+ Gen 3 vs SD 7 Gen 3: Specifications
| Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | |
| The premiere | March 2024 | November 2023 |
| Technical process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU | 1 x Cortex-X4 @ 2.8GHz 4 x Cortex-A720 @ 2.6GHz 3 x Cortex-A520 @ 1.9GHz |
1 x Cortex-A715 @ 2.63GHz 3 x Cortex-A715 @ 2.4GHz 4 x Cortex-A510 @ 1.8GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 732 | Adreno 720 |
| ai | 6-core NPU | 6-core NPU |
| Camera | 18-bit ISP, cameras up to 200 MP, video recording up to 4K/60 fps | 12-bit ISP, cameras up to 200 MP, video recording up to 4K/30 fps |
| RAM | LPDDR5X (4200 MHz) | LPDDR5 (3200 MHz) |
| ROM | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Connections | Snapdragon X63 5G Modem, up to 5 Gbps, FastConnect 7800 with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 | Snapdragon X63 5G Modem, up to 5 Gbps, FastConnect 6700 with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4 |
SD 7+ Gen 3 vs SD 7 Gen 3: AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu is a popular test package that allows you to measure various device performance parameters, such as the power of computing cores, graphics controller, and memory. The final result of AnTuTu reflects the overall performance of the device.
Here’s how the tested devices based on Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 performed in AnTuTu 10:
As you can see on the graph, in AnTuTu v10, the Realme GT 6T smartphone based on Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 scored more than 1.4 million points, while the OnePlus Nord CE 4 on Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 was able to overcome the mark of only 800,000 “parrots”.
SD 7+ Gen 3 vs SD 7 Gen 3: Geekbench 6
Geekbench is an equally well—known benchmark that allows you to evaluate the computing power of devices. The tests here are performed in single-core and multi-core modes.
As expected, in Geekbench, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 smartphone noticeably outperforms its Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 rival thanks to its powerful and efficient processor cores.
To be more precise, in Geekbench, the Realme GT 6T model powered by a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 processor scored 1,834 points in the single-core and 4,498 points in the multi-core test. In turn, the OnePlus Nord CE 4 based on the 7 Gen 3 scored 1,154 points and 3,018 points in single-threaded and multi-threaded tests.
Conclusion
The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 single—chip system is a big step forward compared to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 platform in terms of CPU performance, graphics, and camera.
Thanks to the more powerful Arm Cortex-X4 super-core and other high-performance cores, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 is 15% more powerful than its rival, and the gap in terms of graphics processing reaches 45%.
In terms of performance, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 competes with the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset (their comparison can be viewed here).
If you’re looking for a chipset that delivers flagship-level performance without hitting your pocket, then the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 is undoubtedly the best choice over the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3.