This week the Poco F6 was launched and it is sold in Malaysia at a starting price of RM1799 which makes it a very affordable device. It is equipped with a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip which is marketed as the more affordable Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. So what is the difference between 8s Gen 3 and other flagship chips Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Snapdragon 8 Gen2, Apple A 17 Pro and Dimensity 9300.
All the scores shown in this article are using the devices we got to use right after they were launched. We understand that the end software is used so the performance recorded should be comparable to the devices that people buy.
Score
Here are the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 benchmark scores compared to Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra), Apple A17 Pro (iPhone 15 Pro Max), A16 Bionic (iPhone 14 Pro Max), Dimensity 9300 (Vivo X100 Pro) and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (OnePlus 12R).
Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 – 1608/4861
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 – 2329/7526
Apple A17 Pro – 2873/7228
Apple A16 Bionic – 2634/6761
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 – 1081/4204
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 – 2071/5032
AnTuTu 3D
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 – 1,428,642
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 – 2,200,000
Apple A17 Pro – 1,523,961
Apple A16 Bionic – 1,457,779
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2– 1,222,747
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 – 1,852,552
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 – 3030
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 – 4717
Apple A17 Pro – 3695
Apple A16 Bionic – 3355
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 – 3712
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 – 4067
Conclusion
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is a powerful chip and in the majority of tests scored higher than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. So if you don't want to spend more on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 device, a device with a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 like the Poco F6 is an option interesting.
However, the performance gap between Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is very significant. In Antutu the difference is 54%, on Geekbench 6 single core is 44.8%, Geekbench 6 multi core is 68.6% and finally 3DMark Wildlife is 55.6%. So if you're looking for the best Android flagship this year, look for the one equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.