Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 740 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 662 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
- Geekbench 6 shows 46% faster single-core and 118% faster multi-core performance
- 120% higher AnTuTu score (1.27M vs 577K)
- 40% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- 163% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 194% higher compute power (2 TFLOPS vs 0.68 TFLOPS)
- 31% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Released 6 months later - (November 2022 vs May 2022)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
41
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
34
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
64
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
46
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +120%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
577,238
| CPU | 259,548 | 168,774 |
| GPU | 581,957 | 170,394 |
| MEM | 241,748 | 115,759 |
| UX | 184,188 | 122,311 |
| TOTAL | 1,267,441 | 577,238 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +46%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
1,017
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +118%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
2,351
| Single-Core | 1,485 | 1,017 |
| Multi-Core | 5,119 | 2,351 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | May 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | SM7450-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510 |
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 | 3360 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8.5 W | 5 W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Adreno 662 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 700 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 600 - 950 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 384 |
| Compute Performance | 2.0 TFLOPS | 0.680 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) | 144Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 200 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2560 x 1600 (QHD+) |
| Video Recording | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) | 4K HDR at 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA | 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 | Wi0-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |