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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
48Inno Score
VS
Q
—Inno Score
38.6CPU100
35.1GPU—
60.8Benchmarks—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 24 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 2

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 39
  • 236% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 4.4 Gbps
  • 72% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.91 GHz
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Announced20232026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv9—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.91 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.49 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5102x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.91 GHz5 GHz+72%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
GPUQualcomm Adreno 725Qualcomm Adreno

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
NPUQualcomm HexagonHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR5-3200LPDDR5X/LPDDR6
Max bandwidth25.6 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
ModemSnapdragon X62 5GQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF System
Max download4.4 Gbps14.8 Gbps+236%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 8
Bluetooth5.36.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Max displayWQHD+ @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz8K @ 30Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
AnTuTu1,263,761Top 50%—
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)504,689Top 42%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)173,509Top 59%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)219,815Top 50%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)365,748Top 45%—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,430Top 32%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,150Top 33%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050Top 55%—

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