Snapdragon 845 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (with Adreno 630 graphics) and 7s Gen 2 (Adreno 710). 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 845
  • Performs 51% better in floating-point computations
  • 17% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (29.8 against 25.6 GB/s)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 10 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 39%) AnTuTu 11 score – 798K vs 572K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~32%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
798429
CPU 218886 312937
GPU 99670 73407
Memory 111434 196121
UX 142798 215964
Total score 572788 798429
Samples [23 tests] [64 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 99.6 MB/sec 142.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 66.6 pages/sec 59.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 79.8 Mpixels/sec 98.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 16.9 images/sec 54 images/sec
HDR 67.5 Mpixels/sec 89.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.59 images/sec 9.3 images/sec
Photo processing 19.9 images/sec 21.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.88 Mpixels/sec 3.91 Mpixels/sec
Samples 8 tests 33 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 6.06 images/sec 3.18 images/sec
Face detection 2.98 images/sec 1.57 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.24 Gpixels/sec 7.14 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 541.1 FPS 194.1 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 7 tests 23 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 460 792
Stability 90% 99%
Graphics test 2 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7215 13631
Video editing score 6392 6946
Data manipulation score 6714 11507
Photo editing score 18641 24734
Writing score 9480 13590
Phones tested 3 models 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 53 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 55 FPS
[High]
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Fortnite 28 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 48 FPS
[High]
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World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 56 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Device Xiaomi Pocophone F1
1080 x 2246
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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 845
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-23 (Dzikri Khairul)CPU Throttle93%
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-23 (Dzikri Khairul)Geekbench 6 GPU2613
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-23 (Dzikri Khairul)Geekbench 6 CPU570 / 2056
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-23 (Dzikri Khairul)AnTuTu 11640111
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (Bisfy)AnTuTu 11572788
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

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 845 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2800 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 128 KB -
L2 cache 256 KB -
L3 cache 2 MB -
Process 10 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 630 Adreno 710
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 710 MHz 940 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 512 256
FLOPS 727 Gigaflops 481.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 32 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 29.8 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1600
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X20 Snapdragon X62
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2017 September 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SDM845 SM7435-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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