Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (with Adreno 722 graphics) and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (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
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
  • Performs 3.4x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 80%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1329K vs 737K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~70%)
  • Supports 53% higher memory bandwidth (33.6 against 22 GB/s)
  • 27% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 510448 306912
GPU 270275 74254
Memory 193658 161784
UX 355555 194104
Total score 1329936 737054
Samples [38 tests] [70 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 183.1 MB/sec 139.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 93.9 pages/sec 65.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 126.6 Mpixels/sec 99.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 65.2 images/sec 53.2 images/sec
HDR 102.1 Mpixels/sec 88.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 14.6 images/sec 9.21 images/sec
Photo processing 30.1 images/sec 25.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.65 Mpixels/sec 4.04 Mpixels/sec
Samples 17 tests 20 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 13.6 images/sec 2.77 images/sec
Face detection 6.8 images/sec 1.45 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.2 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 36.3 Gpixels/sec 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 939.1 FPS 227.3 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 16 tests 15 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 667 200
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 5 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 17005 11087
Video editing score 7010 6838
Data manipulation score 8849 8252
Photo editing score 34842 30771
Writing score 20163 12967
Phones tested 5 models 10 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 -> MeksummmAnTuTu 121443385
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 -> RennsportGeekbench 7 GPU2833
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 -> RennsportGeekbench 7 CPU1101 / 3897
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Devasiva S)AnTuTu 121351980
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Reper_65)AnTuTu 111346084
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Π˜Π³Π½Π°Ρ‚)AnTuTu 12705599
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> Luca.AnTuTu 12912506
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Luca)AnTuTu 12912506
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (XYRO)AnTuTu 12782767
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Mohamed Hazem)AnTuTu 12932808

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.8 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
3x 1.84 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 512 KB -
L3 cache 3 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 7 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 722 Adreno 710
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1150 MHz 676 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 512 256
FLOPS 1177.6 Gigaflops 346.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 33.6 Gb/s 22 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2880 x 1800 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Snapdragon X62
4G support - LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4200 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 6.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2025 September 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7750-AB SM6450
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

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Total votes: 17

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