Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (with Adreno 722 graphics) and Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 (Adreno 810). 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 2x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 36%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1329K vs 975K
  • Supports 31% higher memory bandwidth (33.6 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • 22% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2300 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 510448 366806
GPU 270275 163024
Memory 193658 196787
UX 355555 248637
Total score 1329936 975254
Samples [38 tests] [97 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 148.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 93.9 pages/sec 85 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 126.6 Mpixels/sec 108.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 65.2 images/sec 58.8 images/sec
HDR 102.1 Mpixels/sec 91.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 14.6 images/sec 11.9 images/sec
Photo processing 30.1 images/sec 27.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.65 Mpixels/sec 4.14 Mpixels/sec
Samples 17 tests 17 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 13.6 images/sec 7.28 images/sec
Face detection 6.8 images/sec 3.56 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.2 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 36.3 Gpixels/sec 14.9 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 939.1 FPS 543.9 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 16 tests 12 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 667 352
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 5 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 17005 10662
Video editing score 7010 6264
Data manipulation score 8849 9333
Photo editing score 34842 19358
Writing score 20163 13830
Phones tested 5 models 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (KJIUKU)AnTuTu 121523984
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Andheri)AnTuTu 111252296
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 -> MarkplayV2AnTuTu 111301157
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Black)AnTuTu 111361822
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (Rupinder)AnTuTu 111367750
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (BatheanThe_)AnTuTu 11912468
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Kk)AnTuTu 11866729
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)AnTuTu 11973945
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)CPU Throttle100%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Jeo)AnTuTu 11998878

Specifications

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

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)
1x 2.3 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 512 KB -
L3 cache 3 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 722 Adreno 810
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 800
GPU frequency 1150 MHz 1150 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 512 256
FLOPS 1177.6 Gigaflops 588.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 33.6 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 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 - Qualcomm X62 5G
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 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2025 February 2025
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7750-AB SM6650
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 official site

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