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Snpadragon 6 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
vs
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 810 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 662 GPU.

Why Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

  • Newer Bluetooth 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Released 2 years and 9 months later - (February 2025 vs May 2022)
  • Geekbench 6 shows 4% faster single-core and 28% faster multi-core performance
  • 27% higher AnTuTu score (735K vs 577K)

Why Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is better than Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

  • 4% Faster CPU clock speed (2400 MHz vs 2300 MHz)
  • 48% higher compute power (0.68 TFLOPS vs 0.458 TFLOPS)

Performance scores

Overall comparison of performance, power efficiency, and real-world usage.
CPU score
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
43
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
41
GPU score
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
38
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
34
Memory score
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
63
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
64
Total score
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
48
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
46

AnTuTu 10

AnTuTu checks how well the CPU, GPU, memory, and storage perform under load.
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 +27%
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
734,933
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
577,238
CPU 232,592 168,774
GPU 178,229 170,394
MEM 160,014 115,759
UX 164,098 122,311
TOTAL 734,933 577,238

Geekbench 6

Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.
Single-Core Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 +4%
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1,062
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
1,017
Multi-Core Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 +28%
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3,011
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
2,351
Single-Core 1,062 1,017
Multi-Core 3,011 2,351
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
vs
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

General

SoC Name Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Launch Date February 2025 May 2022
Class Mid-range Upper Mid-range
Model Number SM6650 SM7450-AB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

CPU

Core Configuration 1x 2.3GHz - Cortex A720
3x 2.2GHz - Cortex A720
4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520
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 2300 MHz 2400 MHz
Architecture ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L2 Cache - 3 MB
L3 Cache - -
Process Node 4 nm 4 nm
TDP 5 W 5 W

GPU

GPU Adreno 810 Adreno 662
GPU Architecture Adreno Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 895 MHz 600 - 950 MHz
Neural Processing Unit Hexagon NPU Hexagon NPU
Shading Units 128 384
Compute Performance 0.458 TFLOPS 0.680 TFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support No No
Max Refresh Rate 144Hz 144Hz
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1

Memory & Storage

Memory Type LPDDR5 / LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16-bit 2x16-bit
Max Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Max RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Storage Type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1

ISP & Multimedia

Max Camera 200MP 200 MP
Max Display Resolution 1080p+ 2560 x 1600 (QHD+)
Video Recording 4K @ 30FPS HDR10 4K HDR at 30FPS
Video Playback 4K @ 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio Codecs AAC LC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 5G Snapdragon X62 5G
4G LTE-A Yes
5G Sub-6GHz & mmWave Yes
Download Speed 2.9 Gbps Up to 4.4 Gbps
Upload Speed 1.6 Gbps Up to 1.6 Gbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E 6E
Bluetooth 5.4 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC