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Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
vs
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 722 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 840 GPU.

Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

  • 65% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
  • 267% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 1.02M)
  • More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
  • Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
  • Geekbench 6 shows 172% faster single-core and 224% faster multi-core performance
  • 152% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 33.6 GB/s)
  • 3.1× higher compute performance (3.68 vs 1.17 TFLOPS)
  • 26% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 4200 MHz)

Performance scores

Overall comparison of performance, power efficiency, and real-world usage.
CPU score
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
50
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
GPU score
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
54
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
Memory score
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
78
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
Total score
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
61
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98

AnTuTu 10

AnTuTu checks how well the CPU, GPU, memory, and storage perform under load.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +267%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,015,596
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
CPU 308,466 1,075,208
GPU 326,303 1,385,137
MEM 186,571 400,897
UX 194,256 865,161
TOTAL 1,015,596 3,726,403

Geekbench 6

Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.
Single-Core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +172%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,297
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
Multi-Core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +224%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
3,363
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
Single-Core 1,297 3,524
Multi-Core 3,363 10,887
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
vs
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

General

SoC Name Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Launch Date May 2025 september 2025
Class Upper Mid-range Flagship
Model Number SM7750-AB SM8850
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

CPU

Core Configuration 1x 2.8GHz - Cortex 720
4x 2.4GHz - Cortex 720
3x 1.84GHz - Cortex 520
2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores)
6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores)
CPU Cores 8 8
Max Clock Speed 2800 MHz 4610 MHz
Architecture ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 Cache 4 MB 12 MB
L3 Cache - 8 MB
Process Node 4 nm 3 nm
TDP - -

GPU

GPU Adreno 722 Adreno 840
GPU Architecture Adreno Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 1150 MHz 1200 MHz
Neural Processing Unit Hexagon NPU Hexagon NPU
Shading Units 256 512
Compute Performance 1.17 TFLOPS 3.68 TFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support No Yes
Max Refresh Rate WQHD @ 144Hz 240 Hz
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

Memory & Storage

Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Frequency 4200 MHz Up to 5300 MHz
Bus 2x 16-bit 4x16-bit channels
Max Bandwidth 33.6 GB/s 84.8 GB/s
Max RAM Size 16 GB 24 GB
Storage Type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.1

ISP & Multimedia

Max Camera 200MP 320 MP
Max Display Resolution 2880 x 1800 4K @ 60Hz
Video Recording 4K @ 30FPS 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS
Video Playback 4K @ 60FPS 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1
Audio Codecs AAC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 5G Snapdragon X85
4G Yes Yes
5G Yes Yes
Download Speed Up to 3.7 Gbps Up to 12.5 Gbps
Upload Speed - Up to 3.7 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS