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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
38.8Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
38.4Inno Score
28.9CPU29.6
24.8GPU24.9
43.3Benchmarks42
76.2Efficiencyspec-based73.8
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 14 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 scores 38.8 against 38.4 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 edges ahead in benchmarks, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

  • 100% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Announced20222023
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)5 W+17%6 W
ArchitectureArmv9Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x2.36 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5104x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.4 GHz2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
GPUAdreno 644Qualcomm Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
NPUHexagon NPUQualcomm Hexagon

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+100%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
ModemSnapdragon X62 5GSnapdragon X62 5G
Max download2.9 Gbps2.9 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.25.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
AnTuTu630,000+5%600,000
Geekbench 6 (single)970Bottom 45%1,020+5%Top 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,760Bottom 49%2,900+5%Top 49%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme790Bottom 31%800+1%Bottom 32%

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