Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 810 GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Elite comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 830 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 is better than Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Newer release date (August 2025 vs October 2024)
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite is better than Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
- 60% Faster CPU clock speed (4320 MHz vs 2700 MHz)
- 229% higher AnTuTu score (2.84M vs 863K)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 159% faster single-core and 225% faster multi-core performance
- Uses newer LPDDR5x memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 231% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 66% higher memory frequency (5300 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
44
Snapdragon 8 Elite
93
GPU score
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
39
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Memory score
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
64
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
Total score
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
49
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite +229%
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
863,095
Snapdragon 8 Elite
2,839,439
| CPU | 277,835 | 600,617 |
| GPU | 238,836 | 1,200,212 |
| MEM | 158,479 | 637,845 |
| UX | 187,945 | 400,765 |
| TOTAL | 863,095 | 2,839,439 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +159%
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
1,238
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3,210
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +215%
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
3,159
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9,958
| Single-Core | 1,238 | 3,210 |
| Multi-Core | 3,159 | 9,958 |
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Launch Date | August 2025 | October 2024 |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM7635-AC | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC |
| Manufacturing | TSMC N4 | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 2.7GHz - Cortex A720 3x 2.4GHz - Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
2× 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L) 6× 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 2700 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | 8 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 810 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU Frequency | 1150 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 256 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | - | 3.37 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz | Up to 5300 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16-bit | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 84.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200MP | 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 30FPS HDR10+ | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
| 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 Lossless aptX Adaptive |
AAC LDAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV aptX |
| Display Support | WQHD+ | 4K @ 60Hz |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 5G | Snapdragon X80 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE-A | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 2.5 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Not specified | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | Bluetooth 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |