Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 720G

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and Snapdragon 720G (Adreno 618). 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 8 nm)
  • Supports 72% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 54%) AnTuTu 11 score – 798K vs 517K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~25%)
  • Performs 25% better in floating-point computations

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 312937 218272
GPU 73407 50078
Memory 196121 103903
UX 215964 145207
Total score 798429 517460
Samples [64 tests] [52 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 94.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 59.1 pages/sec 45.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 98.4 Mpixels/sec 62.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 54 images/sec 33.9 images/sec
HDR 89.4 Mpixels/sec 55.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.3 images/sec 5.39 images/sec
Photo processing 21.8 images/sec 15.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.91 Mpixels/sec 2.36 Mpixels/sec
Samples 33 tests 21 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.18 images/sec 1.88 images/sec
Face detection 1.57 images/sec 0.78 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7.14 Gpixels/sec 3.86 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 194.1 FPS 217.7 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 23 tests 19 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 792 314
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test 4 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13631 8030
Video editing score 6946 6295
Data manipulation score 11507 7577
Photo editing score 24734 18039
Writing score 13590 9464
Phones tested 11 models 6 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 43 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 40 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 28 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 51 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 34 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 30 FPS
[High]
Device - Realme 7 Pro
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Nor2x)AnTuTu 12915872
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Pedro)AnTuTu 12735057
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 (A. L.)AnTuTu 12967289
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (1952)AnTuTu 12835931
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Rithik)AnTuTu 11817723
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (masnung08)AnTuTu 12599693
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (Aether2005)AnTuTu 11563764
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Joe_cool)AnTuTu 11504036
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-27 (Makasin0)AnTuTu 11624334
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH)Geekbench 6 CPU751 / 1835

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and Snapdragon 720G

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 8 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 Adreno 618
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 940 MHz 750 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 481.3 Gigaflops 384 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 692
NPU theoretical performance - 5 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 14.9 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2560 x 1600 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- 384 kHz/32 bit

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 X15
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 15
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 800 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2023 January 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7435-AB SM7125
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 -

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