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Snapdragon 860 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Snapdragon 860
VS
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Snapdragon 860
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (8)

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 860
  • 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)
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
SoC:
Snapdragon 860
vs
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 299294 312937
GPU 119740 73407
Memory 162141 196121
UX 241258 215964
Total score 822433 798429
Samples [47 tests] [64 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 122.6 MB/sec 142.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 70.8 pages/sec 59.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 85.4 Mpixels/sec 98.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 57.3 images/sec 54 images/sec
HDR 85.4 Mpixels/sec 89.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 8.45 images/sec 9.3 images/sec
Photo processing 22.8 images/sec 21.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.72 Mpixels/sec 3.91 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 33 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.67 images/sec 3.18 images/sec
Face detection 2.01 images/sec 1.57 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.21 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 9.94 Gpixels/sec 7.14 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 512.2 FPS 194.1 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 12 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 979 792
Stability 91% 99%
Graphics test 5 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8774 13631
Video editing score 6020 6946
Data manipulation score 8724 11507
Photo editing score 22475 24734
Writing score 13390 13590
Phones tested Less than 3 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 54 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 26 FPS
[Low]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 98 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
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 860
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 -> BifothAnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Bifoth)AnTuTu 12963448
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali)AnTuTu 12932069
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (Zeexi)AnTuTu 11911542
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Tymanovik)AnTuTu 11822512
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Nor2x)AnTuTu 12915872
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Pedro)AnTuTu 12735057
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 (A. L.)AnTuTu 12967289
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (1952)AnTuTu 12835931
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Rithik)AnTuTu 11817723
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 860 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)
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 3.1 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 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2019 September 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150-AC SM7435-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 official site
Successor - - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

Cast your vote

So, which SoC would you choose?
797 (58%)
578 (42%)
Total votes: 1375

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Comments

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Senn Lens YT June 26, 2024 at 05:08 AM
I was planning to get Redmi Pad Pro which use 7s Gen 2 while my old current Xiaomi Pad 5 is using 860. Does 7s Gen 2 good performance than 860 or about similar?
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Tech July 3, 2024 at 08:42 AM
Don't wast your money an keep the Xiaomi Pad 5. Same performance level
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Taylor Fc April 27, 2024 at 06:46 AM
the SD 860 Manufactured by Samsung
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exoHD December 11, 2023 at 07:01 AM
The SD860 votes make no sense lol. 7sG2 is obviously the beefier chipset here.
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TSMC guy January 18, 2024 at 12:59 AM
The 7s gen 2 produced by Samsung? Nah, bro, are you implying you could literally cook a steak on that 7s gen 2?
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LetMeCook March 4, 2024 at 07:51 AM
Open your eyes and look up, or didn't you see that the SD860 performed better in some benchmarks? The SD860 also has a superior GPU; it's better for gaming.
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Rid May 7, 2024 at 12:38 PM
LetMeCook, Only the chipset, but the phone that uses the chipset is not good for gaming because it heats up so easily. Even when using social media, it gets hot. By the way, the only phone that uses the Snapdragon 860 is the Poco X3 Pro, used by thousands of people. People have also complained that the phone had a dead boot issue on it.
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Night Kido November 29, 2024 at 05:32 AM
Rid, I've had 2 X3 Pro's. They both died of the SoC literally desoldering themselves from heat cycles. The gpu was pretty good but it ate the battery no matter what you did and it always overheats. I'm going to buy the Redmi Note 13 Pro now.
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