Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
956920
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1561620
CPU299548367514
GPU300705596874
Memory190452300073
UX166215297159
NanoReview Score9569201561620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13003
Graphics Testn/a77 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1352
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1991
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
4164
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5299
File Compression189 MB/s210 MB/s
HTML5 Browser115 pages/s153.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering160.7 MP/sec153.3 MP/sec
Background Blur15.2 frames/s17.1 frames/s
Photo Processing37.7 frames/s51.9 frames/s
Image Detection84.7 frames/s128.6 frames/s
HDR128.2 MP/sec159.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing5.12 MP/sec5.92 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 90 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 118 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro (1116x2480)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.8 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
- 3x 1.84 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 3200
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor count n/a 16 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 8.5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 722 Adreno 740
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU Frequency n/a 680 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 256 512
Total shader 512 1536
FLOPS n/a 2089 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 33.6 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2880x1800 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Snapdragon X70
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4200 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 7
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced May, 2025 yr November, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM7750-AB SM8550-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 the clear winner in this comparison.

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5 (33.33%)
10 (66.67%)
Total Votes: 15

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