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Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
VS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (with Adreno 825 graphics) and Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (Adreno 722). 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. Specs
  7. Comments

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 8s Gen 4
  • Has 5 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
  • Supports 129% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 33.6 GB/s)
  • Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 74%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2314K vs 1329K
  • 15% higher CPU clock speed (3210 vs 2800 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
vs
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 645495 510448
GPU 809405 270275
Memory 372805 193658
UX 486712 355555
Total score 2314417 1329936
Samples [457 tests] [38 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 293.4 MB/sec 183.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 188.6 pages/sec 93.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 207.8 Mpixels/sec 126.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 152.7 images/sec 65.2 images/sec
HDR 216.4 Mpixels/sec 102.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 23.4 images/sec 14.6 images/sec
Photo processing 55.2 images/sec 30.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.25 Mpixels/sec 4.65 Mpixels/sec
Samples 50 tests 17 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 33.5 images/sec 13.6 images/sec
Face detection 16.8 images/sec 6.8 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.62 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.77 Gpixels/sec 0.24 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.2 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 70.4 Gpixels/sec 36.3 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 2750.3 FPS 939.1 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 35 tests 16 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1688 667
Stability 83% 98%
Graphics test 13 FPS 5 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 7641 -
Graphics test 29 FPS -
Section 1 34 FPS -
Section 2 29 FPS -
Section 3 25 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 3705 -
Graphics test 22 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15597 17005
Video editing score 7750 7010
Data manipulation score 13734 8849
Photo editing score 26988 34842
Writing score 17764 20163
Phones tested 8 models 5 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-08 (Jk)AnTuTu 122384830
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (Илья)AnTuTu 122410797
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (JIRO)AnTuTu 122506883
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (H20_lazz)AnTuTu 122565440
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Илья)AnTuTu 122410797
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 -> MeksummmAnTuTu 121443385
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 -> RennsportGeekbench 7 GPU2833
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 -> RennsportGeekbench 7 CPU1101 / 3897
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Devasiva S)AnTuTu 121351980
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Reper_65)AnTuTu 111346084
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720		 1x 2.8 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
3x 1.84 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3210 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L1 cache 128 KB -
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
L3 cache 8 MB 3 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 825 Adreno 722
Architecture Adreno 800 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1150 MHz 1150 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 512 256
Total shaders 1024 512
FLOPS 2355.2 Gigaflops 1177.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 33.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2880 x 1800
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X75 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4200 Mbps Up to 4200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2025 May 2025
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8735 SM7750-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 official site

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