Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 778G Plus

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and 778G Plus (Adreno 642). 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)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~55%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
  • Performs 29% better in floating-point computations
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 312937 326258
GPU 73407 98347
Memory 196121 163894
UX 215964 231711
Total score 798429 820210
Samples [64 tests] [16 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 159.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 59.1 pages/sec 77 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 98.4 Mpixels/sec 118.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 54 images/sec 59 images/sec
HDR 89.4 Mpixels/sec 94.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.3 images/sec 11.5 images/sec
Photo processing 21.8 images/sec 27.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.91 Mpixels/sec 4.46 Mpixels/sec
Samples 33 tests 11 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.18 images/sec 5.54 images/sec
Face detection 1.57 images/sec 2.85 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.22 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7.14 Gpixels/sec 3.62 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 194.1 FPS 267.6 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 23 tests 9 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 792 735
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13631 10381
Video editing score 6946 7005
Data manipulation score 11507 9312
Photo editing score 24734 23875
Writing score 13590 13809
Phones tested 11 models -

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 778G Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Fizzo)AnTuTu 11806003
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (Serj)AnTuTu 11759037
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 (Aroslav)AnTuTu 11854357
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 (Deividi)AnTuTu 11895081
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 -> SerhiiGeekbench 6 CPU1059 / 3012

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and Snapdragon 778G Plus

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 cache - 2 MB
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 710 Adreno 642
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 940 MHz 608 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 256
Total shaders 256 512
FLOPS 481.3 Gigaflops 622.6 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 770

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 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2560 x 1600 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 192MP
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
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 X53
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 3700 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, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2023 October 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7435-AB SM7325-AE
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G

Cast your vote

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Total votes: 307

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snapdragon December 14, 2024 at 05:33 PM
The 7s gen 2 has more score on 3D mark and gives way more frame rates. People judge this chipset by their gpu score. Lmao These are fake scores.
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Vin March 22, 2025 at 08:01 AM
But why then the scores are low explain plz
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