Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 825 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 662 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
- Uses newer LPDDR5x memory compared to older LPDDR5
- 246% higher compute power (2.35 TFLOPS vs 0.68 TFLOPS)
- 50% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- 265% higher AnTuTu score (2.11M vs 577K)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 33% Faster CPU clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 112% faster single-core and 197% faster multi-core performance
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
41
GPU score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
34
Memory score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
64
Total score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
46
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +265%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
577,238
| CPU | 481,122 | 168,774 |
| GPU | 896,723 | 170,394 |
| MEM | 390,012 | 115,759 |
| UX | 341,272 | 122,311 |
| TOTAL | 2,109,129 | 577,238 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +112%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
1,017
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +197%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
2,351
| Single-Core | 2,160 | 1,017 |
| Multi-Core | 6,989 | 2,351 |
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | April 2025 | May 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8735 | SM7450-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
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 | 3200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 5 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 825 | Adreno 662 |
| GPU Frequency | 1150 | 600 - 950 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 384 |
| Compute Performance | 2.35 TFLOPS | 0.680 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 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 | 1x 320 MP | 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
4K HDR at 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | WQHD+ @ 144 Hz | 2560 x 1600 (QHD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | 4.2 Gbps | Up to 4.4 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |