Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 vs Dimensity 7100

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 7100 (Mali-G610 MP2). 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
  • Performs 88% better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 22 GB/s)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 7100
  • 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 322354
GPU 73407 104399
Memory 196121 141394
UX 215964 217205
Total score 798429 785352
Samples [64 tests] [8 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 162 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 59.1 pages/sec 77.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 98.4 Mpixels/sec 116 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 54 images/sec 62.4 images/sec
HDR 89.4 Mpixels/sec 108 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.3 images/sec 10.4 images/sec
Photo processing 21.8 images/sec 29.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.91 Mpixels/sec 4.27 Mpixels/sec
Samples 33 tests 5 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.18 images/sec 3.31 images/sec
Face detection 1.57 images/sec 1.67 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.17 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7.14 Gpixels/sec 8.66 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 194.1 FPS 343.6 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 23 tests 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 254 278
Stability 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 13237
Video editing score 6946 5282
Data manipulation score 11507 11093
Photo editing score 24734 21172
Writing score 13590 15833
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“˜ 2026-09-27 (1952)AnTuTu 12835931
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Rithik)AnTuTu 11817723
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Josh Schneider)AnTuTu 12839267
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (Rithik)AnTuTu 12886090
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Feroz)AnTuTu 11829762
MediaTek Dimensity 7100
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Muhammad Rifqiy)AnTuTu 11774911
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Muhammad Rifqiy)AnTuTu 12862468
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (Rifqiy)AnTuTu 11774911
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-23 (Jaq)AnTuTu 11836870
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-07 (Jaq)AnTuTu 11835566

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and Dimensity 7100

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2400 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 MP2
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 940 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 64
Total shaders 256 128
FLOPS 481.3 Gigaflops 256 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 22 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2560 x 1600 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps -
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2023 January 2026
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7435-AB MT6858
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site -
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 -

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