Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

1363

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

3383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

4197

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

11480

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 (Kryo Prime) 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 (Kryo Gold) 3x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A520 (Kryo Silver)	2x 4.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Instruction Set	ARMv9-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	4 nm	3 nm
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	4200 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 722
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 700
Execution units	2
Shaders	512
DirectX	12.1
OpenCL API	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2880x1800
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	4.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	6.0	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS