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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
VS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 (with Adreno 730 graphics) and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 (Adreno 725). 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 (14)

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 8 Plus Gen 1
  • Higher GPU frequency (~55%)
  • Performs 55% better in floating-point computations
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2910 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 8%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1420K vs 1317K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
vs
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 537485 532680
GPU 241551 166554
Memory 254727 232990
UX 387045 384783
Total score 1420808 1317007
Samples [116 tests] [52 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 190.8 MB/sec 182 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 126.3 pages/sec 116.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 164.1 Mpixels/sec 137.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 114.8 images/sec 112.4 images/sec
HDR 141.5 Mpixels/sec 137.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 16 images/sec 16.1 images/sec
Photo processing 37.7 images/sec 40.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.69 Mpixels/sec 4.62 Mpixels/sec
Samples 72 tests 51 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 8.63 images/sec 7.38 images/sec
Face detection 5.22 images/sec 3.36 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.35 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.31 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.24 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 24.4 Gpixels/sec 11.3 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 666.6 FPS 772.3 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 39 tests 23 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 856 614
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 6 FPS 5 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2756 1956
Stability 44% 85%
Graphics test 16 FPS 11 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12737 -
Video editing score 7462 -
Data manipulation score 12439 -
Photo editing score 32017 -
Writing score 16257 -
Phones tested 5 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 77 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 47 FPS
[Ultra]		 38 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 81 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 120 FPS
[Ultra]		 116 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 53 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 114 FPS
[Ultra]
Device ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
1080 x 2400		 Xiaomi Poco F5
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 8 Plus Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (Euro FighterπŸ¦…)AnTuTu 121676396
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> Strike EagleAnTuTu 121667623
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Abduhakim)AnTuTu 121544080
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 -> Strike EagleAnTuTu 121623425
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Gog)AnTuTu 121527301
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Q)AnTuTu 121498717
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Zaviee)AnTuTu 121483091
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Bers2409)AnTuTu 121442782
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Q)AnTuTu 121277293
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (Rehan shaikh)AnTuTu 111318003
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510		 1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.49 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 2910 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L1 cache - 1024 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - 10.2 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Adreno 725
Architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 900 MHz 580 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 512 512
Total shaders 1024 1024
FLOPS 1843.2 Gigaflops 1187.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1600
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 Snapdragon X62
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 4400 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2022 March 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8475 SM7475-AB
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 official site

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Comments

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hello March 5, 2024 at 08:39 PM
Can someone explain why the MLBB test shows that the 8+ Gen 1 scores lower? Is it due to the particular game itself or just a bug? Or is the 7+ Gen 2 better optimized for that game?
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Asyraaf March 8, 2024 at 09:56 AM
The 7 Plus Gen 2 was tested at a time when Moonton had released the 120 fps option. In contrast, the 8 Plus Gen 1, which is 10 months older, was evaluated before Moonton released the 120 fps feature.
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Real August 21, 2023 at 01:46 PM
7+ gen 2 is literally just an underclocked version of 8 gen 1
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xiaomi supermacy November 1, 2023 at 02:27 AM
Even though the 7 Plus Gen 2 is clocked lower than the 8 Gen 1, I would consider it an underclocked 8 Plus. This is because the 7 Plus Gen 2 is fabricated by TSMC, unlike the Samsung-fabricated 8 Gen 1.
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hudhayl February 8, 2024 at 11:14 AM
xiaomi supermacy, Firstly, it is the 8 Plus Gen 1, fabricated by TSMC, not the 8 Gen 1 that was fabricated by Samsung. Secondly, the 7 Plus Gen is not simply an underclocked version of the 8 Plus Gen 1. There is a significant difference between their GPUs.
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Hasora May 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM
hudhayl, He did say 8 Gen 1, not 8+ Gen 1. He clearly stated that 7+ Gen 1 was fabricated by TSMC, then Samsung > 8 Gen 1. Also, your comment was on my birthday. Lol.
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think about it April 30, 2023 at 08:53 AM
8+ gen 1 has 34% better raw performance than 7+ gen 2 but the stability is not that good and the heating can be a problem not to mention the battery drainage so it depends if you can cool the 8+ gen 1 then it's probably a better choice for a casual user who just plays game's but if you can't cool the 8+ gen 1 then just take the 7+ gen 2.
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Rone September 17, 2023 at 02:11 AM
8+ gen 1 doesn't have a heating issue. 8 gen 1 has that issue. 8+ gen 1 is an improved version of that.
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Bruv January 15, 2024 at 09:34 AM
Choosing Samsung's node over TSMC's node in SD 8 Gen 1 wasn't the wisest decision. Samsung's node often falls behind in terms of power consumption and heat management. However, they redeemed themselves by opting for TSMC's node in SD 8+ Gen 1. This choice resulted in significant improvements in both heat and power efficiency, drastically reducing thermal throttling.
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CoreX1 April 22, 2023 at 03:29 AM
Please write 3DMark Wild Life Performance of SD 7+ gen 2.
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A passenger July 9, 2023 at 07:28 AM
The best record on my Redmi Note 12 Turbo is 7588; the worst is 5709 in default 20 loops
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Snapdragon April 18, 2023 at 06:42 PM
Please complete Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games for sd7+ gen2.
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Trust Me April 13, 2023 at 07:19 PM
8+ Gen 1 have better performance for Genshin than 7+ Gen 2. but 7+ Gen 2 have better temperature than 8+ Gen 1.
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RaceT3ch May 17, 2024 at 01:27 AM
How much better in terms of Celsius?
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