Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 vs Dimensity 7030

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (Mali-G610 MP3). 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 7s Gen 2
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Performs 25% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 11 score – 798K vs 765K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 7030
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~6%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 312937 274719
GPU 73407 92479
Memory 196121 136154
UX 215964 261578
Total score 798429 765130
Samples [64 tests] [6 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 142.2 MB/sec 124.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 59.1 pages/sec 60.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 98.4 Mpixels/sec 87.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 54 images/sec 49.4 images/sec
HDR 89.4 Mpixels/sec 78 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.3 images/sec 7.46 images/sec
Photo processing 21.8 images/sec 23.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.91 Mpixels/sec 3.31 Mpixels/sec
Samples 33 tests 8 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.18 images/sec 2.69 images/sec
Face detection 1.57 images/sec 1.41 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7.14 Gpixels/sec 4.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 194.1 FPS 407.5 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 23 tests 5 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 254 264
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 792 -
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 4 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13631 15129
Video editing score 6946 7564
Data manipulation score 11507 10769
Photo editing score 24734 32979
Writing score 13590 18936
Phones tested 11 models 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Feroz)AnTuTu 11829762
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Hi)AnTuTu 11832664
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (Lufus)AnTuTu 11814803
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (Rikirin)AnTuTu 11838860
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-17 (Solo)AnTuTu 11848362
MediaTek Dimensity 7030
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-09 -> MarybloodAnTuTu 11796406
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-09 (Maryblood)AnTuTu 11796406
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Polar)AnTuTu 11765130
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-04 -> Thetusek302CPU Throttle85%
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-04 -> Thetusek302Geekbench 6 GPU1996

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and Dimensity 7030

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 Mali-G610 MP3
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 940 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 3
Shading units 128 64
Total shaders 256 192
FLOPS 481.3 Gigaflops 384 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 550

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2560 x 1600 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2023 September 2023
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7435-AB -
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site MediaTek Dimensity 7030 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 -

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