Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 7s 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 7s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
- 24% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 2700 MHz)
- 47% higher AnTuTu score (1.27M vs 863K)
- Geekbench 6 shows 20% faster single-core and 62% faster multi-core performance
- 163% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 31% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Why Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Newer release date (August 2025 vs November 2022)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
44
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
39
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
64
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
49
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +47%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
863,095
| CPU | 259,548 | 277,835 |
| GPU | 581,957 | 238,836 |
| MEM | 241,748 | 158,479 |
| UX | 184,188 | 187,945 |
| TOTAL | 1,267,441 | 863,095 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +20%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
1,238
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +62%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
3,159
| Single-Core | 1,485 | 1,238 |
| Multi-Core | 5,119 | 3,159 |
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | August 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | SM7635-AC |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC N4 |
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 2.7GHz - Cortex A720 3x 2.4GHz - Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3360 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 4 nm |
| TDP | 8.5 W | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 740 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 2.0 TFLOPS | - |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-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) | 200MP |
| Video Capture | 8K HDR @ 30FPS 4K @ 120FPS 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) |
4K @ 30FPS HDR10+ |
| 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 Lossless aptX Adaptive |
| Display Support | 3840x2160 | WQHD+ |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) | LTE-A |
| 5G Support | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 2.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Not specified |
| Wi-Fi | Wi0-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |