Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and 6s Gen 4 (Adreno 710). 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 6s Gen 4
  • Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
  • Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 11 score – 829K vs 798K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 312937 318469
GPU 73407 114691
Memory 196121 176550
UX 215964 220184
Total score 798429 829894
Samples [64 tests] [10 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 157.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 59.1 pages/sec 69.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 98.4 Mpixels/sec 111.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 54 images/sec 56.4 images/sec
HDR 89.4 Mpixels/sec 91.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.3 images/sec 9.89 images/sec
Photo processing 21.8 images/sec 26.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.91 Mpixels/sec 4.35 Mpixels/sec
Samples 33 tests 7 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.18 images/sec 3.39 images/sec
Face detection 1.57 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7.14 Gpixels/sec 4.34 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 194.1 FPS 274.2 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 23 tests 6 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 15769
Video editing score 6946 6291
Data manipulation score 11507 10091
Photo editing score 24734 27293
Writing score 13590 15159
Phones tested 11 models Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (Rithik)AnTuTu 12886090
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (r3in_ch)AnTuTu 12914617
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (myis)AnTuTu 12937645
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (AndreyXimikUA)AnTuTu 11803108
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (Mihad hassan)AnTuTu 12895184
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 -> YuhansnurfwAnTuTu 11871804

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 64 KB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 Adreno 710
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 940 MHz 1010 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 481.3 Gigaflops 517.1 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 Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 25.6 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 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K 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 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 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2023 October 2025
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7435-AB SM6435-AA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 -

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