Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 830 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 662 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
- 80% Faster CPU clock speed (4320 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- 392% higher AnTuTu score (2.84M vs 577K)
- Geekbench 6 shows 216% faster single-core and 324% faster multi-core performance
- 3.3× higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 5× higher compute performance (3.37 vs 0.68 TFLOPS)
- 66% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
93
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
41
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
34
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
100
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
64
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite
95
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
46
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite +392%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
2,839,439
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
577,238
| CPU | 600,617 | 168,774 |
| GPU | 1,200,212 | 170,394 |
| MEM | 637,845 | 115,759 |
| UX | 400,765 | 122,311 |
| TOTAL | 2,839,439 | 577,238 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +216%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3,210
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
1,017
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite +324%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9,958
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
2,351
| Single-Core | 3,210 | 1,017 |
| Multi-Core | 9,958 | 2,351 |
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | October 2024 | May 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8750-AB, SM8750-AC | SM7450-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2× 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L) 6× 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) |
1x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2.36 GHz - Cortex A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4320 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8 W | 5 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 830 | Adreno 662 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 600 - 950 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 384 |
| Compute Performance | 3.37 TFLOPS | 0.680 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
4K HDR at 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K at 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 AV1 |
H.264 H.265 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LDAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV aptX |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz | 2560 x 1600 (QHD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 5G | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 4.4 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | Bluetooth 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |