Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (with Adreno 740 graphics) and Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (Adreno 644). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Performs 3.4x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 150% higher memory bandwidth (64 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.3x) AnTuTu 9 score – 1275K vs 556K
- 33% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2400 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 265523 | 177123 |
| GPU | 579772 | 162367 |
| Memory | 236450 | 101455 |
| UX | 199190 | 120496 |
| Total score | 1275505 | 556545 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 251.3 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 46.2 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 122.9 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 114.1 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 51.7 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 5.81 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 1510 Krows/s | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 64% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 73 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Score | 12200 | 3098 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 90 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 118 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 120 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro 1116 x 2480 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 1CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A710 3x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP | 6.3 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 740 | Adreno 644 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 680 MHz | - |
| Execution units | - | 2 |
| Shading units | - | 384 |
| FLOPS | 3481 Gigaflops | 1014 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 64 Gbit/s | 25.6 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3360 x 1600 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 | X62 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 4400 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2022 | May 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8550-AB | SM7450-AB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 official site |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
- There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 3681 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.
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