Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 821, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 54955 | 274580 |
| GPU | 83353 | 237549 |
| Memory | 61751 | 154592 |
| UX | 63395 | 188163 |
| NanoReview Score | 263454 | 854884 |
| Graphics Test | 5 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 43.4 MB/s | n/a |
| HTML5 Browser | 26.6 pages/s | n/a |
| PDF Rendering | 35.3 MP/sec | n/a |
| Background Blur | 1.79 frames/s | n/a |
| Photo Processing | 7.1 frames/s | n/a |
| Image Detection | 9.82 frames/s | n/a |
| HDR | 35.1 MP/sec | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | 993.9 MP/sec | n/a |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2x 2.342 GHz – Kryo - 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
- 1/2.7 (Kryo Prime Cortex-A720) - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold Cortex-A720) - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver Cortex-A520) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Cores count | 4 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2342 | 2700 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | n/a |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | n/a |
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | n/a |
| Power (TDP) | 11 W | n/a |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 530 | Adreno 810 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Adreno 800 |
| GPU Frequency | 653 MHz | n/a |
| Execution Units | 1 | 2 |
| Shader Units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shader | 256 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 334.3 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 11 | 12.1 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon 680 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 29.8 Gbit/s | 25.6 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - eMMC 5.1 - UFS 2.0 |
- UFS 2.2 - UFS 3.1 |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2160 pixels | 2900x1300 pixels |
| Camera | 1x28 pixels | 1x200 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X12 | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 600 MB/s | Up to 2900 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 MB/s | Up to 1600 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | August, 2016 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Codename | MSM8996 Pro-AC | SM7635-AC |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 the clear winner in this comparison.
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