Snapdragon 860 vs Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (with Adreno 640 graphics) and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 (Adreno 725). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
- Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 860
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 60%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1317K vs 822K
- Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.13 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
- Performs 15% better in floating-point computations
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 299294 | 532680 |
| GPU | 119740 | 166554 |
| Memory | 162141 | 232990 |
| UX | 241258 | 384783 |
| Total score | 822433 | 1317007 |
| Samples | [47 tests] | [52 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 122.6 MB/sec | 182 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 70.8 pages/sec | 116.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 85.4 Mpixels/sec | 137.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 57.3 images/sec | 112.4 images/sec |
| HDR | 85.4 Mpixels/sec | 137.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 8.45 images/sec | 16.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 22.8 images/sec | 40.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.72 Mpixels/sec | 4.62 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 21 tests | 51 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 4.67 images/sec | 7.38 images/sec |
| Face detection | 2.01 images/sec | 3.36 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.17 Gpixels/sec | 0.23 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.21 Gpixels/sec | 0.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.17 Gpixels/sec | 0.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 9.94 Gpixels/sec | 11.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 512.2 FPS | 772.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 12 tests | 23 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 614 |
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 979 | 1956 |
| Stability | 91% | 85% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 11 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8774 | - |
| Video editing score | 6020 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 8724 | - |
| Photo editing score | 22475 | - |
| Writing score | 13390 | - |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
77 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 54 FPS [Ultra] |
59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | 26 FPS [Low] |
38 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
81 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 98 FPS [Ultra] |
116 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 53 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
114 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro 1080 x 2400 |
Xiaomi Poco F5 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-10 (Tanat) | CPU Throttle | 94% |
| π 2026-10-10 (Tanat) | AnTuTu 11 | 826051 |
| π 2026-10-04 -> Bifoth | AnTuTu 12 | 963448 |
| π 2026-10-04 (Bifoth) | AnTuTu 12 | 963448 |
| π 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali) | AnTuTu 12 | 932069 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-11 (Martin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1421599 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Q) | AnTuTu 12 | 1498717 |
| π 2026-10-03 (Zaviee) | AnTuTu 12 | 1483091 |
| π 2026-09-21 (Bers2409) | AnTuTu 12 | 1442782 |
| π 2026-09-13 (Q) | AnTuTu 12 | 1277293 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 860 and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.96 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz β Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
1x 2.91 GHz β Cortex-X2 3x 2.49 GHz β Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2960 MHz | 2910 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 1024 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | 10.2 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Adreno 725 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 675 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 256 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 1036.8 Gigaflops | 1187.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.13 Gb/s | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2560 x 1600 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X24 LTE, X50 5G | Snapdragon X62 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 Mbps | Up to 4400 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1240 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | April 2019 | March 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8150-AC | SM7475-AB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 official site |
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