Overview - Snapdragon 480 Plus Vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 480 Plus vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoCs by Qualcomm. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 480 Plus 16
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 28
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 480 Plus 11
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 23
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 480 Plus 71
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 480 Plus 33
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 46
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 480 Plus Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CPU 103367 149371
GPU 83956 232144
Memory 61234 105312
UX 96732 114446
Total score 345289 601273
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 9.09% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 480 Plus (2400 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 13.94% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 480 Plus (940 vs 825 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 480 Plus (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 50% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 480 Plus (4 vs 8 nm).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 74.14% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 480 Plus (601 K vs 345 K ).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Support 50.59% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 480 Plus (25.6 vs 17 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 480 Plus 505
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 1001

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 480 Plus 1637
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 2913

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test 5 FPS
Stability 99%

Graphics test 18 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120 Hz, HD+ @ 120 Hz FHD+ @ 144 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 900 × 1600, 1080 × 2520 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

48%
Base Frequency

1950 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
    4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set - ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 8 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 3 W 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 619 Adreno 710
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 825 MHz 940 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 128 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Snapdragon X51 Snapdragon X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 2900 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 800 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 1500 Mbps 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 210 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

CPU
16%
GPU
11%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
71%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU
28%
GPU
23%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 480 Plus and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 9.09% higher clock speed (2400 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 480 Plus and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 13.94% higher GPU clock speed (940 MHz vs 825 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 480 Plus and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 480 Plus and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 50% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 8 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 480 Plus and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 74.14% better score (601273 vs 345289).