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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
38.4Inno Score
VS
Q
—Inno Score
29.6CPU100
24.9GPU—
42Benchmarks—
73.8Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s 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 7s 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 30
  • 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 7s Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Announced20232026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A552x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.4 GHz5 GHz+108%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
GPUQualcomm Adreno 710Qualcomm Adreno

AI

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

Memory

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

Connectivity

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

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
AnTuTu600,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,020Top 51%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,900Top 49%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme800Top 88%—

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