Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (2910 MHz vs 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (March 2023 vs September 2025)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
March 2023
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM7475-AB
Model Name
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.49 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
2910 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz
10.2
Transistor count
-

GPU Specifications

Adreno 725
GPU name
Adreno 840
580 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
1.7817 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
768
Shading units
512
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.1
Vulkan version
-
3360 x 1600
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 4400 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5.3
Bluetooth
6.0
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5X
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

2 MB
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
6 W
TDP
-
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1699
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757 +121%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
4419
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644 +186%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1817
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3612 +99%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1135053
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240 +188%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Realme GT Neo5 SE
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
619
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3157
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
605
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3142
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
7656
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
25710
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1962
Vivo iQOO Pad6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7150
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Xiaomi Poco F5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
7669
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
30872
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1930
Oppo Find X9 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7049