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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm

Flagship
VS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

Qualcomm

Upper Mid-range

Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes out ahead.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 7 wins
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 0 wins

I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 runs the Adreno 740 while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 runs the Adreno 662. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.

Where each chip wins

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

7 advantages

  • 118% higher AnTuTu score

    17.56 Lakhs vs 8.05 Lakhs

  • 74% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    5,037 vs 2,889

  • 81% faster Geekbench single-core score

    1,942 vs 1,074

  • 960 MHz higher CPU clock

    3360 MHz vs 2400 MHz

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    2208.8 GFLOPS vs 680 GFLOPS

  • Newer memory type

    LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5

  • 1,000 MHz higher RAM speed

    4200 MHz vs 3200 MHz

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

0 advantages

  • No standout advantages for this chip.

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +118% faster 17,56,001
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 8,04,954

Geekbench Single-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +81% faster 1,942
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 1,074

Geekbench Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +74% faster 5,037
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 2,889

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Overview
Launch Date November 2022 May 2022
Chipset Class Flagship Upper Mid-range
Manufacturer Qualcomm Qualcomm
Model Number SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 SM7450-AB
CPU
Total Cores 8 8
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
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
Process Node 4 nm 4 nm
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
L2 Cache 1 MB 3 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB -
TDP 8.5 W 5 W
GPU
GPU Name Adreno 740 Adreno 662
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 600 - 950 MHz
Shading Units 1024 384
FLOPS 2208.8 GFLOPS 680 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes No
NPU Hexagon NPU Hexagon NPU
API Support Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0
Memory & Storage
RAM Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
RAM Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory Bus 4x16-bit 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
Camera & Display
Camera Support 200 MP 200 MP
Video Capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS 4K at 30FPS
Max Display Resolution 4K QHD+
Video Playback 8K HDR at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, 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 Snapdragon X62 5G
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 10 Gbps 4.4 Gbps
Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps 1.6 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 6E
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Links
Official page Visit Visit

Benchmark results

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
AnTuTu v11
Total 17,56,001 8,04,954
CPU 5,58,984 3,31,865
GPU 4,39,885 1,00,782
Memory 3,01,880 1,32,716
UX 4,55,252 2,39,591
Geekbench
Single-Core 1,942 1,074
Multi-Core 5,037 2,889

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
CPU Score
64
41
GPU Score
79
34
Memory Score
90
64
Total Score
78
46

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