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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
52.1Inno Score
VS
Q
—Inno Score
34.1CPU100
62.8Benchmarks—
73.8Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 43 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 4

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 34
  • 79% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Announced20252026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv9—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5202x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.8 GHz5 GHz+79%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
GPUQualcomm Adreno 722Qualcomm Adreno

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
NPUQualcomm HexagonHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5X/LPDDR6
Max bandwidth25.6 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
ModemSnapdragon X63 5GQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—14.8 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 8
Bluetooth5.46.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Max displayFHD+ @ 144Hz8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture4K@30fps8K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
AnTuTu1,369,654Top 48%—
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)468,458Top 45%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)326,383Top 48%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)225,557Top 48%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)349,256Top 50%—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,200Top 39%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,300Top 40%—

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