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Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
VS
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (with Adreno 710 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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (16)

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
  • Higher GPU frequency (~39%)
  • Performs 39% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 22 GB/s)
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 8%) AnTuTu 11 score – 798K vs 737K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
vs
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 312937 306912
GPU 73407 74254
Memory 196121 161784
UX 215964 194104
Total score 798429 737054
Samples [64 tests] [70 tests]
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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 139.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 59.1 pages/sec 65.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 98.4 Mpixels/sec 99.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 54 images/sec 53.2 images/sec
HDR 89.4 Mpixels/sec 88.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.3 images/sec 9.21 images/sec
Photo processing 21.8 images/sec 25.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.91 Mpixels/sec 4.04 Mpixels/sec
Samples 33 tests 20 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.18 images/sec 2.77 images/sec
Face detection 1.57 images/sec 1.45 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7.14 Gpixels/sec 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 194.1 FPS 227.3 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 23 tests 15 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 254 200
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 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 11087
Video editing score 6946 6838
Data manipulation score 11507 8252
Photo editing score 24734 30771
Writing score 13590 12967
Phones tested 11 models 10 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)AnTuTu829762
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Hi)AnTuTu832664
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (Lufus)AnTuTu814803
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (Rikirin)AnTuTu838860
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-17 (Solo)AnTuTu848362
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (zain)AnTuTu731773
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Alexis Santos)AnTuTu781186
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Iza)AnTuTu787589
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (Joseph Gen number)AnTuTu811669
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (Andreu)AnTuTu717114
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55		 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 7 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 Adreno 710
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 940 MHz 676 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 481.3 Gigaflops 346.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes 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 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2560 x 1600 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
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		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 Snapdragon X62
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 2900 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, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2023 September 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7435-AB SM6450
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

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Comments

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Aakash Kumar Sah January 3, 2025 at 05:28 AM
7s gen 2 is just a rebrand version of 6 gen 1 with higher CPU and GPU clock speed. The worst part is that it still on Samsung 4nm chip. They just want to clear their stocks with cheap Samsung chip.
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King Miracle. July 18, 2024 at 01:47 PM
For those who are saying that the 7S Gen 2 is better, it's not. It's just a CPU clock increase, and nothing more. Although, it does get you better FPS in gaming though.
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Soggydoritoz January 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
How. Explain then how lts not better
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free2pay March 3, 2024 at 12:27 AM
The 6th Gen 1 is superior due to its lesser temperature increase. It can run Genshin at 50 fps with low settings, whereas the 7th Gen 2 manages around 40 fps. I recommend watching the game test video for a more detailed comparison.
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Amber May 21, 2024 at 06:19 AM
I do run at the highest FPS in Genshin Impact, Snapdragon 6 Gen 1.
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Soggydoritoz. July 21, 2025 at 05:13 PM
Didn't they both manufactured with Samsung? Samsung 4mn nodes was bad at that time which makes them overheating.
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Ezy December 6, 2023 at 03:49 PM
How can 7s Gen 2 consume fewer watts than 6 Gen 1 while being an overclocked version of 6 Gen 2 (5 vs 7 watts)? Both of them are 4nm Samsung chips. Did Samsung somehow manage to improve their 4nm nodes?
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Domt July 8, 2024 at 04:41 AM
Never look at the tdp shown here. Its mostly bs they found from some random video.
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Knox December 9, 2024 at 03:26 PM
Domt, You meant nano review is taking info from somewhere untrustworthy?
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jpara_dise July 16, 2025 at 01:49 PM
TDP i guess is the watts it'll settle when used for a long time. But in terms of peak speed, watt would be a higher than the TDP. Correct me please if I'm wrong
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GsLA September 27, 2023 at 05:42 AM
The name is a bit ambiguous and "tricky," leading many to believe it's almost as powerful as the 7+ Gen 2. In reality, it's just the 6 Gen 1 under a new moniker. It's closer in performance to the 778G, 780G, and 6 Gen 1 than to the 7+ Gen 2, which is nearly as robust as the 8 Gen 1.
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Sharad February 26, 2024 at 08:10 AM
I completely agree with you. I came here to spot the differences, but there's hardly any, excluding the clock frequency. Technically, Qualcomm should have renamed it to 6+ Gen 1. How ironic!
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unknown February 27, 2024 at 12:28 PM
What do you mean by "7s Gen 2," not "7 Plus Gen 2"? I'm quite confused. The differences between mid-range chipsets are minimal, and the addition of new names only makes it more complicated to distinguish them.
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unknown March 4, 2024 at 02:50 PM
unknown, Qualcomm is essentially attempting to convince us that the "7s gen 2" is on par with the performance of the "7+ gen 2", which is renowned for its superior performance. However, the 7s gen 2 is actually more akin to the 6 gen 1 and other mid-range chipsets than the 7+ gen 2.
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Mr.F January 7, 2025 at 08:36 PM
Qualcomm Not Saying 7s Gen 2 is a successor From 7 Plus Gen 2 but they said 7s Gen 2 is a successor of 7 gen 1 with improvement, and i really agree of your statement that is said 7s gen 2 is likely 6 gen 1 with an overclocked, and i agree too about stability performance between 6 gen 1 and 7s gen 2 it's more stability performance on 6 gen 1, and i suggest you using a phone with Snapdragon 778G instead Snapdragon 7s gen 2, because configuration core cortex in 778G it's more powerful than 7s Gen 2 itself.
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snapdragon January 28, 2025 at 08:42 PM
Mr.F, Bro! Snapdragon 7s gen 2 outperforms snapdragon 778G and 782G in terms of 3D wildlife mark test. And hence provide much more accurate results! It's not like the antutu score seems higher that's why the gaming scores and cpu scores are higher! Which doesn't makes sense!
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