Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 680

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and Snapdragon 680 (Adreno 610). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
  • Shows significantly better (up to 88%) AnTuTu 11 score – 798K vs 424K
  • Performs 69% better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17 GB/s)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
  • Higher GPU frequency (~19%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
798429
CPU 312937 185604
GPU 73407 26544
Memory 196121 114814
UX 215964 97254
Total score 798429 424216
Samples [64 tests] [82 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 142.2 MB/sec 85.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 59.1 pages/sec 43.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 98.4 Mpixels/sec 59.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 54 images/sec 15.7 images/sec
HDR 89.4 Mpixels/sec 49.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.3 images/sec 2.98 images/sec
Photo processing 21.8 images/sec 11.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.91 Mpixels/sec 2.59 Mpixels/sec
Samples 33 tests 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.18 images/sec 0.32 images/sec
Face detection 1.57 images/sec 0.16 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7.14 Gpixels/sec 1.48 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 194.1 FPS 26.6 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 23 tests 20 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 254 -
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 792 172
Stability 99% 97%
Graphics test 4 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13631 7531
Video editing score 6946 4072
Data manipulation score 11507 6097
Photo editing score 24734 14785
Writing score 13590 8535
Phones tested 11 models 16 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 59 FPS
[Medium]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Low]
Fortnite - 23 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 65 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 62 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact - 26 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 54 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (Milos)AnTuTu 12881718
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (qwezzex)AnTuTu 11789460
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Nor2x)AnTuTu 12915872
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Pedro)AnTuTu 12735057
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 (A. L.)AnTuTu 12967289
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (Kostya_vesely)AnTuTu 12503787
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> Tran Gia Bao VNAnTuTu 12501899
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Croze)AnTuTu 12490622
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Arsts)AnTuTu 12516449
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> Oleg 16 cmAnTuTu 11426265

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and Snapdragon 680

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 Adreno 610
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 940 MHz 1114 MHz
Pipelines 2 1
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 481.3 Gigaflops 285.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2560 x 1600 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 X11
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2023 October 2021
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SM7435-AB SM6225
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 -

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