Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
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 8 Gen 2
1561620
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
854884
CPU367514274580
GPU596874237549
Memory300073154592
UX297159188163
NanoReview Score1561620854884
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13003
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
n/a
Graphics Test77 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1991
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
1214
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5299
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
3314
File Compression210 MB/sn/a
HTML5 Browser153.9 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering153.3 MP/secn/a
Background Blur17.1 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing51.9 frames/sn/a
Image Detection128.6 frames/sn/a
HDR159.7 MP/secn/a
Ray Tracing5.92 MP/secn/a

Games

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

Processor

Architecture - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 1/2.7 (Kryo Prime Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold Cortex-A720)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver Cortex-A520)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3200 2700
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 8 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor count 16 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 8.5 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 740 Adreno 810
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 680 MHz n/a
Execution Units 3 2
Shader Units 512 128
Total shader 1536 256
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS n/a
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 67.2 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
- UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2900x1300 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 Snapdragon X62 5G
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 MB/s Up to 2900 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 1600 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced November, 2022 yr August, 2025 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename SM8550-AB SM7635-AC

Results

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

Survey

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6 (85.71%)
1 (14.29%)
Total Votes: 7

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