Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, 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 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 722 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- Geekbench 6 shows 14% faster single-core and 52% faster multi-core performance
- 25% higher AnTuTu score (1.27M vs 1.02M)
- 20% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
- 100% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 GB/s vs 33.6 GB/s)
- 71% higher compute power (2 TFLOPS vs 1.17 TFLOPS)
Why Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Released 2 years and 6 months later - (May 2025 vs November 2022)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
50
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
54
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
78
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
61
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +25%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,015,596
| CPU | 259,548 | 308,466 |
| GPU | 581,957 | 326,303 |
| MEM | 241,748 | 186,571 |
| UX | 184,188 | 194,256 |
| TOTAL | 1,267,441 | 1,015,596 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +14%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,297
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +52%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
3,363
| Single-Core | 1,485 | 1,297 |
| Multi-Core | 5,119 | 3,363 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | SM7750-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
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 2.8GHz - Cortex 720 4x 2.4GHz - Cortex 720 3x 1.84GHz - Cortex 520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3360 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8.5 W | - |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Adreno 722 |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 700 | Adreno |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 2.0 TFLOPS | 1.17 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) | WQHD @ 144Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 33.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 200MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2880 x 1800 |
| Video Recording | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC |
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 3.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | Wi0-Fi 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |