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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

WINNER
Q
48Inno Score
VS
Q
22.6Inno Score
38.6CPU20.8
35.1GPU—
60.8Benchmarks20
71.4Efficiency29.7
8 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 21 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 48 to 22.6, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+42) and benchmarks (+41). Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

  • Stronger CPU score: 39 vs 21
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 71 vs 30
  • 449% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,263,761 vs 230,000
  • 372% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,150 vs 880

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

  • 17% higher Max bandwidth: 29.9 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20232016
Process4 nm+71%14 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+36%11 W
ArchitectureArmv9Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration1x2.91 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.49 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5102x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2.91 GHz+35%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUQualcomm Adreno 725Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPUQualcomm HexagonQualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR5-3200LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth25.6 GB/s29.9 GB/s+17%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemSnapdragon X62 5GSnapdragon X12 LTE
Max download4.4 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.34.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max displayWQHD+ @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu 101,263,761+449%Top 24%230,000Top 91%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,430+321%Top 30%340Top 90%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,150+372%Top 30%880Top 95%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050Top 53%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)504,689Top 38%—
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)173,509Top 55%—
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)219,815Top 46%—
AnTuTu 10 (UX)365,748Top 40%—

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