Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

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

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 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 Elite (Gen 4)
2744741
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
956920
CPU602481299548
GPU1165880300705
Memory534209190452
UX442171166215
NanoReview Score2744741956920
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
23881
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
n/a
Graphics Test143 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
3155
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1352
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
9723
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
4164
File Compression382.4 MB/s189 MB/s
HTML5 Browser229.7 pages/s115 pages/s
PDF Rendering259.3 MP/sec160.7 MP/sec
Background Blur33.5 frames/s15.2 frames/s
Photo Processing90.1 frames/s37.7 frames/s
Image Detection239.8 frames/s84.7 frames/s
HDR324 MP/sec128.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing12.8 MP/sec5.12 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 120 FPS (Ultra) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 120 FPS (Ultra) n/a
FortniteFortnite 60 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 120 FPS (Ultra) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 120 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 120 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra n/a

Processor

Architecture - 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 1x 2.8 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
- 3x 1.84 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 4320 2800
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 24 MB n/a
L3 Cache 8 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 8.2 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 830 Adreno 722
Architecture Adreno 800 Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz n/a
Execution Units 3 2
Shader Units 512 256
Total shader 1536 512
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS n/a
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 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 Hexagon Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 2x32 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 85.4 Gbit/s 33.6 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 4.0
- UFS 4.1
- UFS 2.2
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 3840x2540 pixels 2880x1800 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video quality 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X80 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 n/a
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 MB/s Up to 4200 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 7 7
Bluetooth version 6.0 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced October, 2024 yr May, 2025 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename SM8750-AB SM7750-AB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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9 (90%)
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Total Votes: 10

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