Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and 7s Gen 2 (Adreno 710). 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 8 Gen 1
  • Performs 3.5x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 62%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1294K vs 798K
  • 25% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
  • Higher GPU frequency (~15%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 490530 312937
GPU 202615 73407
Memory 221583 196121
UX 380143 215964
Total score 1294871 798429
Samples [90 tests] [64 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 151.4 MB/sec 142.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 59.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 98.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 54 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 89.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 9.3 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 21.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 3.91 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 33 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 3.18 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 1.57 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 7.14 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 194.1 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 30 tests 23 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 254
Stability - 98%
Graphics test 5 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 792
Stability 63% 99%
Graphics test 13 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 13631
Video editing score 7311 6946
Data manipulation score 10976 11507
Photo editing score 27827 24734
Writing score 15631 13590
Phones tested 16 models 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400
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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 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 -> VAMPRAnTuTu 121473339
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (W1zex)AnTuTu 121416723
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Boeing)Geekbench 6 CPU1712 / 4287
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121537645
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Ray white)Geekbench 7 CPU914 / 3141
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

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 710
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 818 MHz 940 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 256
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 481.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1600
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 Snapdragon X62
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 September 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 SM7435-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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