Snapdragon 865 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (with Adreno 650 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 865
  • Performs 87% better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 72% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • 18% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 23%) AnTuTu 11 score – 978K vs 798K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 7 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~60%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
978910
CPU 385127 312937
GPU 148169 73407
Memory 166070 196121
UX 279544 215964
Total score 978910 798429
Samples [104 tests] [64 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 149.1 MB/sec 142.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 87.2 pages/sec 59.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 125.3 Mpixels/sec 98.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 77 images/sec 54 images/sec
HDR 106.3 Mpixels/sec 89.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11 images/sec 9.3 images/sec
Photo processing 32.7 images/sec 21.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.29 Mpixels/sec 3.91 Mpixels/sec
Samples 52 tests 33 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 4.53 images/sec 3.18 images/sec
Face detection 1.97 images/sec 1.57 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.05 Gpixels/sec 7.14 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 567.3 FPS 194.1 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 34 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 1110 792
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 6 FPS 4 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9557 13631
Video editing score 5874 6946
Data manipulation score 8658 11507
Photo editing score 29642 24734
Writing score 14782 13590
Phones tested 14 models 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 61 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 30 FPS
[Ultra]
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World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
1080 x 2340
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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 865
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (MAPKIS)AnTuTu 121102560
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (the kroco's)AnTuTu 121088974
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (mptech)AnTuTu 11995050
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (mptech)AnTuTu 11973656
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (heedneas)AnTuTu 121160558
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (1952)AnTuTu 12835931
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Rithik)AnTuTu 11817723
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Josh Schneider)AnTuTu 12839267
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (Rithik)AnTuTu 12886090
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Feroz)AnTuTu 11829762

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2840 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB -
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Adreno 710
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 587 MHz 940 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 768 256
FLOPS 901.6 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 698 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 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 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 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 X55 Snapdragon X62
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2019 September 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8250-AB SM7435-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 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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