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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
VS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 (Adreno 725). 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. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (27)

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 8 Gen 1
  • Higher GPU frequency (~41%)
  • Performs 41% better in floating-point computations
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
vs
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 490530 532680
GPU 202615 166554
Memory 221583 232990
UX 380143 384783
Total score 1294871 1317007
Samples [90 tests] [52 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 151.4 MB/sec 182 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104.2 pages/sec 116.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 124.3 Mpixels/sec 137.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 88.5 images/sec 112.4 images/sec
HDR 119.9 Mpixels/sec 137.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 16.1 images/sec
Photo processing 38.4 images/sec 40.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.49 Mpixels/sec 4.62 Mpixels/sec
Samples 54 tests 51 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 9.81 images/sec 7.38 images/sec
Face detection 4.42 images/sec 3.36 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.3 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.31 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.24 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.8 Gpixels/sec 11.3 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1079.5 FPS 772.3 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 30 tests 23 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 729 614
Stability - 98%
Graphics test 5 FPS 5 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2255 1956
Stability 63% 85%
Graphics test 13 FPS 11 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 -
Video editing score 7311 -
Data manipulation score 10976 -
Photo editing score 27827 -
Writing score 15631 -
Phones tested 16 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
[Ultra]		 77 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 42 FPS
[Ultra]		 38 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 81 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 116 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 40 FPS
[Ultra]		 53 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 114 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400		 Xiaomi Poco F5
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 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121347204
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (staff)AnTuTu 121309554
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (TSN_Hasan)Geekbench 7 CPU1167 / 3069
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Tema)CPU Throttle86%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11AnTuTu 121501761
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Bers2409)AnTuTu 121442782
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Q)AnTuTu 121277293
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (Rehan shaikh)AnTuTu 111318003
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (MobileEngineer Harway)AnTuTu 111304220
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-12 (Koreia27)AnTuTu 111450376
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510		 1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.49 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 2910 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L1 cache - 1024 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - 10.2 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5.3 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 725
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 818 MHz 580 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 512 512
Total shaders 1024 1024
FLOPS 1675.3 Gigaflops 1187.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1600
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 Snapdragon X62
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 4400 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2021 March 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 SM7475-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -

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Comments

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Nanoreview February 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Snapdragon 7+gen is quite similar to the 8 gen 1. 7+ gen 2 has better cpu while 8 gen 1 has better gpu.But reality is that 8 gen 1 is not capable to handle the potential of it’s gpu. That’s why inspite of having better gpu the 7+ gen 2 is better in gaming section i guess
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Deep July 29, 2024 at 04:32 AM
i was looking at the sockets of processors, these are literally identical chips, qualcomm just downclocked the GPU so that their flagship line stays relevant, you can just overclock the gpu to get better performance on 7+gen 2, 7+gen2 is literally the third iteration of 8 gen1.
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Cooper December 2, 2023 at 07:38 PM
Does memory bus count matters?
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Alireza October 22, 2023 at 11:06 AM
The Snapdragon 7th Gen 2 Plus is significantly better in action compared to the Snapdragon 8th Gen 1 Plus. It offers better battery life and produces less heat. It would be a mistake to choose the 1st Gen for a little bit more performance because when it reaches its heat limit, its performance decreases as the battery drains, and over time, the hardware could be damaged due to these high temperatures.
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HelioG420 March 7, 2024 at 08:06 PM
This is the standard 8th generation 1, NOT the 8+ generation 1. The 8+ generation 1 is significantly more powerful than the 7+ generation 2. The instability of the 8th generation 1 is only evident in extremely heavy workloads like benchmarks, and in a few specific games, such as Genshin Impact. However, in lighter games like PUBGM and CODM, this shouldn't be noticeable. Even so, the 7+ generation 2 is certainly more efficient.
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Oceansecret May 3, 2024 at 12:35 PM
HelioG420, The 8+ gen 1 is not significantly more powerful than the 7+ gen 2
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Justine Rain April 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Yes because I want dream phone is Xiaomi Poco f5 and Xiaomi 12 one choosing or Xiaomi Poco x7 pro
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Abu October 8, 2023 at 02:46 AM
7+Gen2 has a huge improvement over 7Gen1, with advanced power efficiency and the same architecture as 8Gen1, you could think of it as 8-Gen1.
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user January 9, 2024 at 07:55 AM
But you're different. You have the Snapdragon 8 with the most powerful GPU. The 7 is a few steps down and it's only second gen.
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Zeyad September 26, 2023 at 02:54 PM
Guys, the idea of comparing two processors with the same specifications or close specifications, but with a difference in the launch time between them, is a wrong idea. Also, talking about the company that manufactures the processor, whether it is Samsung or TSMC, is wrong because with time processors are developed and companies learn about their problems and companies address those problems, and indeed this is the case. What happened in the SD 7+ GEN 2: Snapdragon addressed the heat, which led to the processor maintaining performance, and they addressed power usage problems, which led to the processor saving energy. I mean, whether Samsung or TSMC manufactured the SD 7+ Gen 2, it would be good anyway.
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AzLaN September 23, 2023 at 06:12 PM
I've been using the Poco F5 for a month now, and it's excellent for gaming. It's very stable and rarely heats up; in fact, it's probably my hand that makes the phone warm. After four hours of playing COD Mobile, there's about 48% battery consumption, which I find impressive. I play with very high graphics settings and max frame rate, excluding HD.
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Willyz January 5, 2024 at 02:52 AM
Yes, I completely agree. The Poco F5 rarely heats up, contrary to what many people have said. There isn't even a need to use a cooling fan. It's truly a beast when it comes to gaming.
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Alfred July 23, 2023 at 12:05 AM
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is basically a "Pocket Stove" It suffers from overheating, and performance drops horribly even if you play for only 30 minutes, I say this because I had to buy a fan to have more stability when playing on a Poco F4 GT and also another bad point is that the battery is poorly optimized not because of the device but because the processor swallows the battery like there was no tomorrow I guess because Samsung manufactured it and not TSMC.
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Wews June 21, 2023 at 02:41 PM
Correction: The single core score of advice 7+ gen 2 hovers around at 1200 to 1280 points not 1415 points
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Snapturtle June 2, 2023 at 07:20 PM
7+ Gen 2 is just an underclocked 8 Gen 1 to get it's performance with good stability. so if you ask which one better for overall? of course it's 7+ Gen 2, because it's more stable and still have some of 8 Gen 1 traits even though the performance was limited in the "actual" use.
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Jame May 9, 2023 at 06:36 AM
For general use, it's worth using the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 because it preserves the battery better than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. But if it's for gaming, we recommend the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 because it can process better GPUs.
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Requeim July 24, 2023 at 10:08 AM
You are saying it only theoretically. When it comes to practical tests the 7+ gen 2 easily performs better than 8 gen 1 whether it's a game or anything.
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KAI May 6, 2023 at 06:27 AM
I had a Moto Edge Plus 2022 with Snapdragon 8 Gen1 and a Redmi 12 Turbo. In general, both phones performed similarly for daily tasks and video viewing. However, for flagship features like HDMI display and 960+ fps slow-motion, only the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 was supported. Additionally, when given the same cooling conditions, the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 ran Genshin Impact at around 52-59 fps on max settings, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen2 ran at about 38-54 fps on max settings. The main factor that matters for intensive graphic games is the GPU. After reaching a certain CPU performance threshold, the CPU processing for games doesn't make much of a difference, and it ultimately comes down to GPU power.
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Suryadeep Chattopadhyay May 28, 2023 at 05:52 PM
For budget-conscious gamers, particularly in India, there's no processor that can rival the price-to-performance ratio of the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2. When it comes to actual gameplay, who really plays games at maximum graphics quality? What truly matters is the Frames Per Second (FPS). In my case, I'm using the POCO F5. PUBG Mobile has 90 FPS already unlocked in the smooth graphics settings on this device, and it consistently delivers 60 FPS in Ultra HD Graphics. As PUBG is an Unreal Engine game, this performance really demonstrates the capabilities of the Adreno 725. And honestly, we don't need anything more than that - anything beyond would be essentially superfluous, and we don't have extra money to burn. Secondly, the chip you compared - the 8 Gen 1 - falls short in terms of optimization and throttling because it's manufactured by Samsung. Therefore, the 7+ Gen 2 will always outperform it in both the price-to-performance ratio and, crucially, in efficiency and throttling, thanks to TSMC manufacturing. The 7+ Gen 2 is also comparable to the 8+ Gen 1 in terms of architecture and CPU performance. In fact, it's even comparable to the 8 Gen 2 in CPU performance. So, by spending significantly more money, you're essentially only getting upgraded GPUs: Adreno 725 vs. Adreno 730 vs. Adreno 740. But the truth is, not everyone has deep pockets to spare, so for most people, the Adreno 725 is more than sufficient for their needs. Currently, it's the unrivaled king in terms of price-to-performance ratio.
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Adytster July 12, 2023 at 12:52 AM
Suryadeep Chattopadhyay, That's a Lie, on Ultra HD you can only get ultra fps, which means it max at 45 fps
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jikk October 29, 2023 at 02:06 AM
Suryadeep Chattopadhyay, What do you mean when you say it's comparable to an 8+ Gen 1? Essentially, a 7+ Gen 2 is just an under-clocked 8 Gen 1. So are you saying that a weaker version of an 8 Gen 1 is the same as an 8+ Gen 2? It baffles me why people go to such lengths to delude themselves.
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Shabiv January 26, 2024 at 01:23 AM
Suryadeep Chattopadhyay, What about the Dimensity 8300? It's significantly cheaper than any current budget gaming processor and is practically on par with 8 Gen 2 performance at 1.3 million AnTuTu. It's amazing how time has enabled the creation of such cost-effective chips that offer the same performance level as a flagship processor.
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Snapdragon April 28, 2023 at 10:39 AM
Please complete the Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games.
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Arun April 27, 2023 at 08:15 AM
I think 8 gen 1 will come on top, owing to the fact that it has a much superior SoC modem, x65 vs x62 in 7 gen 2 which would ultimately matter in day-to-day usage of 5g phones and utilization of 5g speeds.
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Elsid April 9, 2023 at 08:55 PM
The single core and the multi-core is more powerful than 8 gen 1
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Tech Reviews March 31, 2023 at 02:22 PM
The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 dominates here, even though in previous benchmarks, the Adreno 725 GPU had a performance gap compared to the Adreno 730 of the 8 Gen 1. However, when it comes to consistency, the 7+ Gen 2 takes a massive lead. In the Genshin Impact test, the 7+ Gen 2 maintains an average of 51 FPS consistently, while the 8 Gen 1 drops from 59 FPS all the way down to 30 FPS. It's incredible how quickly technology changes.
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Billy March 28, 2023 at 02:42 PM
7+Gen2 has a huge improvement over 7Gen1, with advanced power efficiency and the same architecture as 8Gen1, you could think of it as 8-Gen1.
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