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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
38.8Inno Score
VS
Q
—Inno Score
28.9CPU100
24.8GPU—
43.3Benchmarks—
76.2Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 14 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 29
  • 410% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 2.9 Gbps
  • 108% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Announced20222026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
TDP (typical)5 W—
ArchitectureArmv9—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x2.36 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5102x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.4 GHz5 GHz+108%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
GPUAdreno 644Qualcomm Adreno

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
NPUHexagon NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X/LPDDR6
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
ModemSnapdragon X62 5GQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF System
Max download2.9 Gbps14.8 Gbps+410%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 8
Bluetooth5.26.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture4K@30fps8K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
AnTuTu630,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)970Top 56%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,760Top 53%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme790Top 94%—

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