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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
The chip that repaired Qualcomm's thermal reputation: back on TSMC 4nm with a ray-tracing Adreno 740, Wi-Fi 7 and an unusual 1+2+2+3 core mix. The Galaxy S23's higher-clocked 'for Galaxy' bin made it 2023's definitive Android flagship engine.
Pros
- Big efficiency rebound on TSMC 4nm
- Adreno 740 with hardware ray tracing
- First Wi-Fi 7 Snapdragon platform
- Cool, consistent sustained performance
- Higher-clocked 'for Galaxy' bin in the S23
Cons
- Single-core well behind Apple silicon
- Odd 1+2+2+3 layout kept legacy A710 cores
- Benchmark reign lasted barely a year
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
General
- Announced
- 2022
- Process
- 4 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 9 W
- Architecture
- Armv9
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
- Max clock
- 3.2 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Adreno 740
- GPU clock
- 680 MHz
AI
- NPU
- Hexagon NPU
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X-8400
- Max bandwidth
- 67.2 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X70 5G
- Max download
- 10 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
Media
- Max display
- 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
- Video capture
- 8K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 1,550,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,050
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 5,500
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 3,700
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 earns an Inno Score of 52.6/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The chip that repaired Qualcomm's thermal reputation: back on TSMC 4nm with a ray-tracing Adreno 740, Wi-Fi 7 and an unusual 1+2+2+3 core mix. The Galaxy S23's higher-clocked 'for Galaxy' bin made it 2023's definitive Android flagship engine.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?
Cores: 8 · Process: 4 nm · AnTuTu 10: 1,550,000 · GPU: Adreno 740
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 9200, MediaTek Dimensity 8400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
