Snapdragon 780G vs Snapdragon 778G Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G (with Adreno 642 graphics) and 778G Plus (Adreno 642). 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 780G
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
  • Performs 21% better in floating-point computations
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
  • Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~24%)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Shows better (up to 5%) AnTuTu 11 score – 820K vs 782K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 304111 326258
GPU 99905 98347
Memory 148356 163894
UX 230417 231711
Total score 782789 820210
Samples [4 tests] [16 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 153.3 MB/sec 159.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 73.8 pages/sec 77 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 113.2 Mpixels/sec 118.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 56.1 images/sec 59 images/sec
HDR 92.7 Mpixels/sec 94.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 10.6 images/sec 11.5 images/sec
Photo processing 26.7 images/sec 27.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.21 Mpixels/sec 4.46 Mpixels/sec
Samples 3 tests 11 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.98 images/sec 5.54 images/sec
Face detection 1.58 images/sec 2.85 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7.63 Gpixels/sec 3.62 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 494.4 FPS 267.6 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 2 tests 9 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 289 -
Stability 80% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 834 735
Stability 81% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8401 10381
Video editing score 6615 7005
Data manipulation score 8713 9312
Photo editing score 20935 23875
Writing score 12064 13809
Phones tested Less than 3 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-08 (TimXker)AnTuTu 11776265
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-29 (Kompyutershik)AnTuTu 11828838
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-25 (Morpheus)AnTuTu 11782789
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-19 (no)Geekbench 6 CPU965 / 2177
πŸ“˜ 2024-03-02 (oneyx)Geekbench 6 GPU2612
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Fizzo)AnTuTu 11806003
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (Serj)AnTuTu 11759037
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 (Aroslav)AnTuTu 11854357
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 (Deividi)AnTuTu 11895081
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 -> SerhiiGeekbench 6 CPU1059 / 3012

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 780G and Snapdragon 778G Plus

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 642 Adreno 642
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 490 MHz 608 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 256 256
Total shaders 512 512
FLOPS 752.6 Gigaflops 622.6 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 770 Hexagon 770

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP 1x 192MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
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 X53 X53
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2021 October 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7350-AB SM7325-AE
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G

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