Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, 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 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 722 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 108% higher AnTuTu score (2.11M vs 1.02M)
- Geekbench 6 shows 67% faster single-core and 108% faster multi-core performance
- 101% higher compute power (2.35 TFLOPS vs 1.17 TFLOPS)
- 14% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
- 129% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 33.6 GB/s)
- 14% Faster CPU clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
50
GPU score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
54
Memory score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
78
Total score
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
61
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +108%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,015,596
| CPU | 481,122 | 308,466 |
| GPU | 896,723 | 326,303 |
| MEM | 390,012 | 186,571 |
| UX | 341,272 | 194,256 |
| TOTAL | 2,109,129 | 1,015,596 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +67%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,297
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +108%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
3,363
| Single-Core | 2,160 | 1,297 |
| Multi-Core | 6,989 | 3,363 |
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | April 2025 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8735 | SM7750-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
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 2.8GHz - Cortex 720 4x 2.4GHz - Cortex 720 3x 1.84GHz - Cortex 520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3200 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 825 | Adreno 722 |
| GPU Frequency | 1150 | 1150 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 512 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 2.35 TFLOPS | 1.17 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 | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 33.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 1x 320 MP | 200MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC aptX Adaptive LDAC |
| Display Support | WQHD+ @ 144 Hz | 2880 x 1800 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | 4.2 Gbps | Up to 3.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |