Qualcomm unveiled a surprise addition to their mid-range lineup with the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. This new chip recently appeared on Geekbench benchmarks, and interestingly, its performance nearly mirrors the standard Snapdragon 7 Gen 3.
Despite the similar benchmark scores, the 7s Gen 3 does offer a modest performance boost over its predecessor, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2. We’re looking at a 15% improvement in single-core performance and a 12% jump in multi-core tasks. Digging into the specs, the 7s Gen 3 features an 8-core CPU with a tri-cluster design. This means it has a single prime core clocked at a speedy 2.5 GHz, three performance cores running at 2.4 GHz, and two efficiency cores for handling background tasks at 1.8 GHz. Rumors suggest the performance cores are based on Arm’s Cortex-A720 architecture, and the graphics processing is handled by an Adreno 810 GPU clocked at 480 MHz.
Given the similar performance to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, the 7s Gen 3 might be a good fit for smartphones prioritizing efficiency or a more affordable price point. One potential candidate could be the successor to the popular Redmi Note 13 Pro, the upcoming Redmi Note 14 Pro.
