Snapdragon 855 Plus vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus (with Adreno 640 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 855 Plus
  • Performs 2.2x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.13 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • 23% higher CPU clock speed (2960 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Shows slightly better (up to 8%) AnTuTu 11 score – 859K vs 798K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~39%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 319447 312937
GPU 140848 73407
Memory 160806 196121
UX 237983 215964
Total score 859084 798429
Samples [3 tests] [64 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 130.6 MB/sec 142.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 71.1 pages/sec 59.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 92.4 Mpixels/sec 98.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 62.4 images/sec 54 images/sec
HDR 85.4 Mpixels/sec 89.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.03 images/sec 9.3 images/sec
Photo processing 31.2 images/sec 21.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.8 Mpixels/sec 3.91 Mpixels/sec
Samples 159 tests 33 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.59 images/sec 3.18 images/sec
Face detection 1.99 images/sec 1.57 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.2 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.85 Gpixels/sec 7.14 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 507.1 FPS 194.1 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 2 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 - 792
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
Web score - 13631
Video editing score - 6946
Data manipulation score - 11507
Photo editing score - 24734
Writing score - 13590
Phones tested - 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 39 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 58 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 29 FPS
[Medium]
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Shadowgun Legends 53 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 39 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 58 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Realme X3 Superzoom
1080 x 2400
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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 855 Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (Ray white)Geekbench 7 CPU939 / 2938
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-10 (Jay Bee)AnTuTu 11793601
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-07 (Gadgi)AnTuTu 11859084
πŸ“˜ 2023-11-29 (Archie)Geekbench 6 GPU2934
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-22 (V)Geekbench 7 CPU880 / 3001
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-19 (Billu)AnTuTu 12955483
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (Milos)AnTuTu 12881718
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (qwezzex)AnTuTu 11789460
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Nor2x)AnTuTu 12915872

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 Plus and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2960 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 2 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 6.7 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 640 Adreno 710
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 675 MHz 940 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 768 256
FLOPS 1036.8 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 690 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.13 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1600
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G Snapdragon X62
4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1240 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced July 2019 September 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150-AC SM7435-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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vqq February 18, 2025 at 09:04 AM
Wow the 7s gen 2 outperforms snapdragon 855 plus and shows much higher graphics score in 3D wildlife mark test .
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Ilias July 6, 2024 at 12:40 PM
The antutu score for the 7s gen 2 is wrong I got much higher scores on my redmi note 13 pro 5g
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just November 22, 2024 at 09:59 PM
You're true. I got 121k in antutu benchmark in the GPU score. And I tested this Soc that's in my phone. It performs well in 3D wildlife mark test. And shows way more fps in gaming.
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