Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (with Adreno 830 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.
Review
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
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
- Performs 2.8x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.4x) AnTuTu 11 score β 3126K vs 1317K
- Higher GPU frequency (~90%)
- Supports 66% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 51.2 GB/s)
- 48% higher CPU clock speed (4320 vs 2910 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 893474 | 532680 |
| GPU | 1133808 | 166554 |
| Memory | 427210 | 232990 |
| UX | 671910 | 384783 |
| Total score | 3126402 | 1317007 |
| Samples | [541 tests] | [52 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 367.8 MB/sec | 182 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 223.5 pages/sec | 116.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 257 Mpixels/sec | 137.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 234.4 images/sec | 112.4 images/sec |
| HDR | 315.8 Mpixels/sec | 137.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 32.7 images/sec | 16.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 90.6 images/sec | 40.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.4 Mpixels/sec | 4.62 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 148 tests | 51 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 45.3 images/sec | 7.38 images/sec |
| Face detection | 21.6 images/sec | 3.36 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | 0.23 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.91 Gpixels/sec | 0.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.75 Gpixels/sec | 0.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 96.8 Gpixels/sec | 11.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3848 FPS | 772.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 100 tests | 23 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2386 | 614 |
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 5 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 10874 | - |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 35 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 5664 | 1956 |
| Stability | 51% | 85% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 11 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21945 | - |
| Video editing score | 8458 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 16086 | - |
| Photo editing score | 39118 | - |
| Writing score | 22647 | - |
| Phones tested | 36 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 77 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 38 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 81 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 116 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 53 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 114 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Xiaomi Poco F5 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-22 (Le prince) | AnTuTu 12 | 3427970 |
| π 2026-10-20 (Paulus) | AnTuTu 12 | 3304378 |
| π 2026-10-19 -> Black_KRGM | AnTuTu 12 | 3493172 |
| π 2026-10-19 (BHARAT) | AnTuTu 12 | 2671888 |
| π 2026-10-19 (BHARAT) | AnTuTu 12 | 2671888 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-15 (MQM) | AnTuTu 12 | 1492539 |
| π 2026-10-11 (Martin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1421599 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Q) | AnTuTu 12 | 1498717 |
| π 2026-10-03 (Zaviee) | AnTuTu 12 | 1483091 |
| π 2026-09-21 (Bers2409) | AnTuTu 12 | 1442782 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2CPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.32 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 2.91 GHz β Cortex-X2 3x 2.49 GHz β Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4320 MHz | 2910 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 1024 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 10.2 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 830 | Adreno 725 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 512 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 Gigaflops | 1187.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | 2560 x 1600 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - 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 X80 | 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 3500 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2024 | March 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8750-AB | SM7475-AB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4):
- The SM8750-AC model has a higher frequencyβ4,470 MHz for performance cores versus 4,320 MHz in the SM8750-AB and SM8750-3-AB modelsβand its GPU is 100 MHz faster.
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