Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and 6s Gen 3 (Adreno 619). 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)
  • Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 29%) AnTuTu 11 score – 798K vs 617K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 312937 256848
GPU 73407 60984
Memory 196121 129362
UX 215964 170432
Total score 798429 617626
Samples [64 tests] [31 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 113.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 59.1 pages/sec 56.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 98.4 Mpixels/sec 80.5 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 54 images/sec 43.3 images/sec
HDR 89.4 Mpixels/sec 73 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.3 images/sec 6.33 images/sec
Photo processing 21.8 images/sec 20 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.91 Mpixels/sec 3.33 Mpixels/sec
Samples 33 tests 6 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.18 images/sec 2.85 images/sec
Face detection 1.57 images/sec 1.39 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 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7.14 Gpixels/sec 4.63 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 194.1 FPS 260.6 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 23 tests 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 254 -
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 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 14003
Video editing score 6946 4563
Data manipulation score 11507 9260
Photo editing score 24734 24716
Writing score 13590 14763
Phones tested 11 models 5 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (Nikita)AnTuTu 12751866
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Julianpowke)AnTuTu 11597734
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (Gigi)AnTuTu 11591791
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (Sam)AnTuTu 11586585
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Aditya)AnTuTu 11624333

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 Adreno 619
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 940 MHz 900 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 481.3 Gigaflops 460.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2560 x 1600 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
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 X51
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 1500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2023 June 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7435-AB SM6375-AC
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 -

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